The Snowbirds aerobatics team is scheduled to continue thrilling audiences across the country with their close-formation flying. Nearly 30 Canadian destinations are on the agenda this year.
The 431 Air Demonstration Squadron demonstrates the skills and teamwork inherent in the women and men of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Forces.
Around 80 Canadian Forces personnel from all types of squadrons represent a diverse range of the RCAF’s aviation capabilities during the Snowbirds’ daring performances.
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The show team is made up of 24 members, who leave their home base in Moose Jaw, Sask. to take part in the six-month air show season in North America.
Here are the Canadian locations where the team will visit:
- June 3 / North Bay, Ont.
- June 10 / Fort Frances, Ont.
- June 13-14 / Rimouski, Que.
- June 20-21 / Bagotville, Que.
- June 24 / Goderich, Ont.
- June 27-28 / Waterloo, Ont.
- June 30 / Gatineau, Que.
- July 1 / Ottawa, Ont.
- July 4-5 / Wasaga Beach, Ont.
- July 8 / Winnepegosis, Man.
- July 11-12 / Saskatoon, Sask.
- July 15 / Prince Albert, Sask.
- July 18-19 / Springbank, Alta.
- July 22 / Rocky Mountain House, Alta.
- July 25 / Lethbridge, Alta.
- July 29 / Fort St. John, B.C.
- Aug. 1-2 / Quesnel, B.C.
- Aug. 5 / Penticton, B.C.
- Aug. 8-9 / Abbotsford, B.C.
- Aug. 12 / Victoria, B.C.
- Aug. 15 / Comox, B.C.
- Aug. 22-23 / Atlantic Canada International Airshow
- Aug. 26 / Saint John, N.B.
- Aug. 29-30 / Drummondville, Que.
- Sept. 2 / Brantford, Ont.
- Sept. 5-7 / Toronto, Ont.
- Sept. 8 / Whitby, Ont.
- Sept. 17 / Niagara Falls, Ont.
- Sept. 20 / Ottawa, Ont.
Pilots kiss the sky in nine Canadian-built CT-114 Tutor aircraft pilots. During a performance, the Snowbirds fly at speeds ranging from 185 to 590 kilometres an hour, with distances between jets coming as close as 1.2 metres.
The Snowbirds was formed in 1971 and received squadron status in 1978.
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