- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
- Registration: 99-0058 (cn F061/P58) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1336
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 16, 2010
58th AS Commander's aircraft, 97th AMW.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: BAE Systems CT-155 Hawk (Hawk Mk.115)
- Registration: 155209 (cn 703/IT017)
- Views: 2037
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 15, 2010
419 Squadron/NATO Flying Training in Canada. Note the CATM-9 training round.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules (L-382)
- Registration: 01-1461 (cn 382-5525)
- Views: 1907
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 16, 2010
115 AS/146 AW, CA-ANG with MAFFS codes.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Learjet C-21A
- Registration: 84-0100 (cn 35A-546)
- Views: 1709
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 16, 2010
178th ALS/119th Wing, North Dakota Air Guard. A bit sad to see after shooting Phantoms and F-16s wearing the same "Happy Hooligans" tail band!
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle
- Registration: 85-0133 / AK (cn 0971/D059) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4014
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August, 2009
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
- Registration:
- Views: 2042
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 10, 1982
1982,and four CF-101's demonstrating the "High-Low" pass - Low Speed, High speed. Nothing like a the "Bang-Bang" of a CF-101 lighting those burners. One for the memories.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7975 (cn 2026) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1626
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 1986
Taxiing just after arrival in Abbotsford as part of the Airshow in conjunction with Expo 1986.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7975 (cn 2026) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1530
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 1986
SR-71 Framed by Mt Baker (Washington State) after arrival in Abbotsford as part of the 1986 Airshow and Expo celebration.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7975 (cn 2026) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1977
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 1986
Crew airing out just after arrival in Abbotsford as part of the Airshow in conjunction with Expo 1986.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
- Registration: 61-7975 (cn 2026) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2090
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 7, 1986
Pardon the quality - scan of an old slide, posted to share & preserve some history. SR-71 at Abbotsford Airshow - Expo 1986. I believe it is tail number 975 - but not 100% certain.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 85-0102 / EG (cn 955/C344) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2459
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 7, 2003
58th FS flagship, 33rd FW. Scored three GW1 kills: a MiG-23 on 29 Jan 1991 and two Su-22s on 7 Feb 1991.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
- Registration: 79-0078 / AK (cn 628/C147) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2207
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 9, 1996
19th FS, 3rd Wing. Scored two Iraqi MiG-21 kills on 6 Feb 1991, while assigned to Bitburg's 53rd TFS.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Canadair CF-5A (CL-219)
- Registration: 116759 (cn 1059)
- Views: 4162
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 10, 1992
419 "Moose" Sqn jet in the CF-5's final "Ghost" camo scheme. The red zap on the intake roundel adds a hint of colour. Note the open auxiliary intake doors.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Canadair CF-5A (CL-219)
- Registration: 116758 (cn 1058)
- Views: 2978
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 11, 1991
419 "Moose" Sqn jet in traditional CF-5 European camo, but with a "Ghost" scheme drop tank. Note the Sidewinder rail on the wingtip in place of the usual fuel tank.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: Canadair CF-5A (CL-219)
- Registration: 116721 (cn 1021)
- Views: 3084
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 1994
419 "Moose" demo jet at the 1994 Abbotsford airshow. This was the last time I saw active CF-5s; soon after, the Canadian government announced that the CF-5 fleet would be retired, and by the following Spring they were gone. :(
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet (CF-18B)
- Registration: 188907 (cn 80/B024) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3492
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 9, 2003
The Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment’s CF-18 colour jet. Most of AETE’s aircraft, unlike this one, wear regular service markings with a red “X” on the rudder.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet (CF-18B)
- Registration: 188907 (cn 80/B024) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2736
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 7, 2003
The Aerospace Engineering and Test Establishment’s CF-18 colour jet. Most of AETE’s aircraft, unlike this one, wear regular service markings with a red “X” on the rudder.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188709 (cn 134/A101) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2452
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 2004
From 2004 onward, the Canadian Forces have had a single CF-18 demo team, alternating between 410 Sqn at Cold Lake, AB and 425 Sqn at Bagotville, PQ. Hi-viz markings have usually been limited to the tails. :( Here’s the 2004 demo jet, from 425.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188711 / 711 (cn 141/A107) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2679
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 12, 2006
2006 CF-18 demonstration aircraft, from 425 Sqn/3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188796 (cn 658/A539) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3730
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 9, 2001
Several CF-18s have served as demo aircraft in multiple years. 188796 did so in 2000 and 2001; this is the later version, painted to mark 410 Sqn’s 60th Anniversary. The tail markings show some of the other aircraft the Cougars have flown.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188720 (cn 181/A142) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3237
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 11, 2002
410 Sqn’s 2002 demo jet, commemorating 20 years in service for the CF-18.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188796 (cn 658/A539) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3119
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 13, 2000
410 Sqn’s display aircraft wore a Year 2000 scheme in … 2000. I figure this special should have been called the Millennium Bug. ;)
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188762 (cn 429/A354) Aircraft Info
- Views: 2196
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 7, 1997
188762 made a return appearance as 410 Sqn’s demo aircraft in 1997, with its tail painted to mark 15 years of the Canadian Forces’ Fighter Group.
- Air Force: Canada - Air Force
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet (CF-18A)
- Registration: 188746 (cn 329/A273) Aircraft Info
- Views: 3232
- Location: Abbotsford (YXX / CYXX) , Canada - British Columbia August 9, 1996
Another “spectacular in its time” airbrushed tail on 410 Sqn’s 1996 demo aircraft, commemorating “50 Years of the RCAF Roundel.”