Photo: Janet Trost Centennial Heritage Flight flypast over Parliament Hill. By Kristy Nease, July 2, 2009 Reprinted from the Ottawa Citizen A few hours after making fly-overs at Parliament Hill and the Canada Aviation Museum on Canada Day, 11 snowbird pilots strolled into the museum to greet more than 300 excited youngsters, aviation enthusiasts, and …
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Pilot lives childhood dream showcasing restored fighter jet
By Nick Lewis, July 21, 2009 Reprinted from the Calgary Herlad www.calgaryherald.com CALGARY – He still remembers the day. June 6, 1959 is when Daniel Dempsey first fell in love. He was a six-year-old Calgary boy whose parents had taken him to see the Golden Hawks, a team of Canadian aerobatic airmen who dazzled crowds below …
Century Hornet set to dazzle air show
By Tom Stoukas & Patricia Bertrand Reprinted from the Cold Lake Sun www.coldlakesun.com Cold Lake residents are used to grey, plain-looking jets zooming by on a regular basis. The exterior of the planes are drab and gray so they can blend in with cloud cover and not be noticed by hostile forces. It just makes …
Snowbirds visit will be memorable
By BRIAN VOSSEN/Sun Media Reprinted from the Camrose News www.camrosecanadian.com Camrosians are about to get more than they bargained for. Not only will members of the community have the chance to see two Snowbirds shows, they will also get a rare glimpse of the Hawk One F-86 Sabre. “I think that the people in …
Trenton Open House brings tears of joy, fond memories and moments of glory
All images: Eric Dumigan By Mary Lee It was a very poignant moment in the air show season and a particularly moving one for the family of the late Colonel (Retired) Peter Graham Howe, a former Sabre pilot who served in the Air Force for 30 years. The story of Peter Howe is one that …
Discovery Air and Top Aces spend day with Hawk One
Photo: Janet Trost By Mary Lee The rains poured down over the hangar at Vintage Wings in Gatineau 2 July hampering the chance to fly the Hawk One Sabre along side two Top Aces alpha jets, but spirits soared as David Jennings, Discovery Air President and CEO, saluted Hawk One for their successful season to date. The …