The aerodrome is a world-renowned stronghold for Tiger Moth preservation.

One of the world’s few surviving Lancaster bomber pilots Bill Purdy, aged 91, will lead the way on Anzac Day with co-pilot Kevin Weldon.

“The event is saying ‘here is a Lancaster bomber pilot and before they all disappear everyone should make an effort to honour them’,” he said.

Mr Weldon is a Sydney-based shareholder in the Luskintyre Aviation Flying Museum that was founded in 1977 to preserve Tiger Moths – the primary plane for flight instruction during World War II.

He said Luskintyre is a unique museum.

“Maitland should be proud of Luskintyre,” he said.

“The first Tiger Moth in Australia was registered UTB and it was the Royal Newcastle Aero Club that had it in the ’30s.”

The flight will be in place of the Great Tiger Moth Air Race, which had to be postponed until the October long weekend because many of the 45 planes scheduled to take part were grounded in a safety review.

The tie rods in the planes have been ordered to be replaced after the part was blamed for a fatal crash last year.