The VintageAirRally (also known as Vintage Air Rally) is a

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vintage airplane rally across thousands of miles of challenging terrain, created by Prepare2go. The aim is to run rallies that are available to all, regardless of nationality, personal circumstances or any other factor.

The Crete2Cape Edition (2016)

VAR, Egypt, Caïro, Pyramid landing by Beatrice De Smet

The Crete2Cape edition of the VintageAirRally covered the Eastern side of the African continent, traversing

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, Sudan,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islan ...

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

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, &

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. The Rally ran from 12 November 2016 to 17 December 2016 covering over 8,000 miles.

The Buzet Edition, Belgium (2017)

The Belgian edition of the VintageAirRally ran around southern Belgium on 20 May 2017, and it is planned to have a third edition in 2021. The rally route took in 3

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and

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strips with teams of cars and biplanes in competition.

The Montreal Edition (2017)

The

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edition of the VintageAirRally ran on 1 July 2017. The rally route took in several airfields and bush strips around the city.

The Greenland Trophy (2018, repetition planned 2020, 21, 22)

The world's northernmost STOL competition, held annually in Narsarsuaq, Greenland.

The Dunkirk2Dover (2018, postponed to 2022)

This edition of the VintageAirRally will run 9–12 May 2018. The rally route starts at Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airport and stops at

Walmer Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is south-east of Sandwich, Kent. Largely residential, its coastline and castle attract many visitors. It has a population of 6,693 (2001), i ...

Aerodrome and

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en route for the FINISH at

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. An Airco DH.9 will be the first aeroplane to land at Walmer Aerodrome since 1919 (the last plane out was a DH9).

The Zoute Air Trophy at
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(2018)

This VintageAirRally Beach STOL Competition ran 14–17 June 2018 at Knokke-Heist in Belgium. It has been named the Zoute Air Trophy, and is planned to become an annual event. The beach was converted into an temporary international airport, historically linking back 50 years to Knokke-Zoute Airfield.

The Ushuaia2USA Edition (2018, which is postponed to 2024)

The Ushuaia2USA edition of the VintageAirRally will run from the southernmost tip of South America to North America in the last quarter of 2018. Leaving

Ushuaia Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of nearly 75,000 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's souther ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

on 1 November, arriving in

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on 14 December. The route takes in 19 countries in

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and

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

. This will be the first edition of the VintageAirRally where there is no entry fee for the teams - all costs are covered by the sponsors. This will allow access to those to whom previously taking part was impossible.

References

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