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Here are a few shots I took on both Friday and Saturday. It gets better every year. One of the Snowbird pilots came down with the flu at the last minute so they went with eight ships. Made a neat formation as they flew with a missing man.

Wings Over Gatineau The list of performers have been posted for the Vinae Wings of Canada September 18th air show. FORMATION FLIGHTS: Battle of Britain Lancaster Canadian Warplane Heritage (CWH) Mustang Vintage Wings (VWC) Corsair VWC Spitfire VWC Hurricane VWC Victoria Cross Flight...

Don't forget his time with Hawk 1 last year, he looks marvelous in white!

Should be flying on the 4th of July event as far as I know. http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii194/SteveK225/Lysander%202010/416Lysander2010.jpg

Along with this one the CWH one flew last year and one in England with another in Belgium which should fly shortly. Currently there are three flying. When the possibily of sending the Swordfish, Corsair and Lysander down east was discussed it was suggested that the Swordfish and Lysander would...

Here she is lifting off without even trying she was off  before 900 feet. John was saying she was airborne well before he was ready.

She flew twice on Friday with Rob Erdos doing the first flight and John Aiken on the second. Rob flew the Harvard chase plane for the second flight. His comment she flies both faster and slower than the Harvard! Mike Potter flew the Harvard chase plane for the first flight then called Harry...

The Lysander got airborn on Friday twice not many aircraft flying in a prewar RCAF scheme.

' They still haven't updated the site with new pictures in the Hampton Gray scheme yet not sure why. I'll have to put the bug in Dave O'Malley's ear. You're right about a dream job where else can you sit on a deck having lunch and a different airshow act each day. Yesterday it was watching John...

The VWoC Gray Ghost Corsair and Hawk 1 launch for Borden on Friday as well.

The CWH Corsair went to the Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia Washington. Their page still shows it in Hampton Grays colours. http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com/collection-FG1DCorsair.php This in the warbird registry: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/fg1-92436.html

Actually when you read his history starting with flying Sea Hurricanes in North Africa he had quite an amazing career. As usual Canadians don't pay enough attention to our own history. The VWoC Corsair is an amazing restoration of an as delivered Goodyear Corsair. Actually got to help arm her...

For his brilliant work during the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in Alten Fjord Gray was Mentioned-in-Dispatches. In August 1944, he saw action involving four attacks against Tirpitz when the 42,500-ton vessel was holed up in a Norwegian fjord. In the fourth attack, on August 18, Gray...

Its not the same one that CWH owned and is to be repainted in the North Atlantic colour scheme Gray's aircraft had during the attack on the Triptz.

More photos from Comox posted on the Vintage wings site. http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=572&lang=en-CA

I'm always surprised at how many Canadians don't realize the RCAF no longer exists let alone foreigners. Then again it shows that Canadian Heritage is held in good regard. I know in many of our hearts the RCAF is still flowing in our viens, as clogged as they may be.

Hawk 1 made her first flight with the Snowbirds yesterday. Derek has posted some great shots on his site: http://www.hazersflightline.com/index1.htm Go down to "What's New" and click on the Hawk photo then you can either view a slide show or click through each photo.

Hawk 1 landed at Comox at 13:00 Friday for training with the Snowbirds.

The appearance schedule for Hawk 1 has been posted on their site: http://www.hawkone.ca/pages_E/appearances_E.html

Does anyone know if she will joining Hawk 1 at Baddeck on the 23rd?