Sunday, September 18, 2011

The Gatineau Air Show in September is put on by Vintage Wings, where they showcase their entire collection of vintage war planes, most of them flying. This year the RCAF Snowbirds were on hand and it was truly and amazing show!






















Avro Lancaster







Hurricane and Spitfire

Mustang and Kittyhawk

The sound of eight Rolls Royce Merlins was sensational!



Corsair in Royal Navy colours



Hurricane on take-off

Intruder bomber

Harvard trainer aerobatic team from southwestern Ontario







Canadair 215 Waterbomber

P-40... the loud end.

P-51 D Mustang

Yaks in formation. One painted in Japanese colours, to look like a Zero.

P-40 office

A pair of Yaks

Corsair pre-flight check



Hawker Hurricane in desert camo

P-40 Kittyhawk



Spit flyby





Unreal Sabre and Spitfire... five years difference in technology.




F-86 Sabre flyby

Spitfire on takeoff

Rare Lysander

P-51 D and a P-40

Spitfire warming up, F-86 Sabre rolling on to the apron, P-40 Kittyhawk to the left, Hawker Hurricane to the right, and in the background, Snowbird Tudor and Harvard Trainers...

Amazing to see a Fairy Swordfish on the tarmac.