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Dynamic aircrafts on display at showAs I sit here writing this, the weather
is absolutely perfect for an airshow – blue skies, light breezes and, of course, the beautiful airshow backdrop of Mt. Baker shimmering in the distance. The reason we have traditionally chosen the second weekend in August as our airshow date is its reliability weather-wise.
This year our big change is our Friday Twilight Show. We will take advantage of that backdrop in the soft light of the set-ting sun to put on an unforgettable dis-play featuring some of the world’s best twilight aerial performances. From Dan Buchanan, who will load up his ultralight with pyrotechnics to trace graceful arcs across the sky, the Indy Boys' jet-pow-ered schoolbus racing down the runway with a tongue of flame to light its path, to Matt Younkin who has cleverly fitted a huge number of strobes and spotlights to illuminate an aerobatic spectacular in the dark titled, “Magic by Moonlight." The CF-18 Hornet will perform just as the light is dying and the afterburner
plumes will be visible in the darkening sky. "Manik" will conclude his demo by exploding a huge wall of fire. Our finale will showcase the wizardry of Team Rock-et in a two-ship aerobatic dance with py-rotechnics streaming from their wings. Finally, you will be able to relax and watch a fireworks performance to conclude your memorable night.
Our daytime airshows on the weekend will be equal-ly dynamic and enjoyable for all ages. Perennial fa-vourites, the iconic Snow-birds aerial demonstration team will highlight our per-formance. I was privileged to be a member of this team when I was a pilot with the Air Force and so I know firsthand the skill and dedication of its members as they loop and roll the nine-plane formation. This is the team’s 43rd year of performing for millions of fans
all around North America and they are led this year by Major “Paco” Gobeil who was most recently here as the CF-18 Hornet demonstration pilot in 2012. This year’s Hornet demo will be performed
by Capt. “Manik” Runge of 409 Squadron in a dis-play highlighted by pyro-technics operated by April Zalesky and her AV8FX ex-plosions.
Warbirds will be at Ab-botsford in abundance. Historic Flight Foundation, Heritage Flight Museum, Canadian Museum of Flight and the Commemo-rative Air Force Air Power Museum will have a num-
ber of Second World War aircraft includ-ing Mustangs, Bearcat, Tigercat, DC-3, Harvards and the B-25 Mitchell. Some of the most experienced warbird pilots in the world, Steve Hinton, Ed Shipley and Dan Friedkin, will demonstrate precision
aerobatics in their P-51 Mustangs, the Bremont Horsemen. The coup for Ab-botsford though, is the first appearance of a restored de Havilland Mosquito, a twin-engined “wooden wonder” and one of only two flight-worthy examples in the world. One of the most versatile fighters of the Second World War, the Mossie was adept at low-level and high-attack bomb-ing and strafing raids, long-range photo reconnaissance, and as a pathfinder and night fighter. Steve Hinton will pilot the airplane, making a number of passes on both Saturday and Sunday, and she will be on static display as well. Don’t miss this rare piece of aviation history.
All in all, it will make for an incredibly entertaining and exciting airshow and I hope you will come out once again to be thrilled by the magic of flight and the daring of the young men in their flying machines.
Jim Reith, president, Abbotsford International Airshow
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Some of the most skilled pilots and exceptional aircraft will be in town next week for the 2014 Abbotsford International Airshow. JOHN MORROW PHOTO
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One of the greatest shows not quite on Earth returns next week as the 2014 Abbotsford Interna-tional Airshow (AIA) takes flight, Aug. 8-10.
The airshow, which has been named one of the 10 best in North America, will once again feature a full range of perfor-mances, static displays and jet- and prop-fueled fun.
The three-day event will see
the return of the CF-18 Hornet along with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. But the show is also welcoming new acts and perfor-mances, including a demonstra-tion by one of only two flyable Mosquito airplanes in the world.
And a new twilight show Friday night will allow the audience to see the various performers in a brand new light.
AIA president Jim Reith has
been involved in airshows for 15 years and was a pilot in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. But he still gets excited to see the public descend on AIA for one of the biggest events of the year.
“For me, it’s a labour of love,” he said. “As an air force pilot I was actively involved here. I flew here with the snowbirds in ‘79 and before that I flew here with the Voodoos in ‘77, so it’s cool to come back on the organizational
side, set it up and be involved in recruiting the different perform-ers.
“It’s very gratifying.”
Part of that gratification comes from seeing months of planning pay off.
Organizing the airshow is a huge task, one that involves up-wards of 1,000 volunteers, several committees and, of course, thou-sands of audience members. The
moving parts aren’t just on thejets roaring over head.
“It’s like any kind of show,whether it’s a Broadway musical or an airshow,” he said. “You’re bringing all the elements togeth-er and all the people togetherand then it’s great when you see the crowd walk away with a smile on their faces having just wit-nessed something that was reallyspecial.”
52nd Airshow takes flight Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornet returning
The Canadian flight crew poses in front of the CF-18 Hornet. This photo was taken by one of the contestants of last year’s “The Abbotsford News Amateur Photographer of the Year” contest. JOHN VYE PHOTO
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The debut of a twilight show at the 52nd Abbotsford International Airshow (AIA) should give audi-ence members a whole new way to watch the much-awaited event.
In the past, the airshow has offered the same programs Friday through Sunday. That will change this year, though, as a twilight show replaces the Friday program and will dazzle spectators as the sun begins to dip toward the western horizon.
The changes will showcase the pyrotechnical acrobatics of Team Rocket, Dan Buchanan, while others – like the Jet Schoolbus and the CF-18 Hornet will put on shows designed for the evening. The night’s aerobatic display of Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech will be illuminated by dozens of external lights.
The twilight show will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. and will feature most of the acts of the day
show, including the Snowbirds. The show will conclude with fire-works at 9:45 p.m.
The addition of the evening show has AIA president Jim Reith excited.
“It’s two different products and a whole different look and feel,” he said. “We expect there will be people who want to see the night performances and the day perfor-mances.”
To provide the public the op-portunity to see both, the airshow will also be selling weekend pass-es for the first time.
“It just seemed like it was an idea whose time has come,” Reith said.
Team Rocket, which consists of pilots Ken Fowler and Eric Hansen flying planes spouting pyrotech-nics into the dark night sky, at-tracted plenty of attention earlier
this summer when they gave Van-couver residents a preview of theiracrobatic show.
Buchanan’s night show also leans heavily on pyrotechnics and fireworks as he pilots his motor-ized hang glider into the night sky.
Also that night, the CF-18 Hor-net will team with AV8FX for a demonstration and simulatedbombing run over the airport.
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The Jet Schoolbus will be one of the featured performers at the Abbotsford International Airshow’s inaugural twilight show. TEAM ROCKET PHOTO
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AUGUST 8, 9, 10, 2014
With the magnificent backdrop of Mt. Baker and some of the most unique and photogenic aircraft in
the world, the Abbotsford International Airshow (AIA) has always been a photog-rapher’s dream.
But this year, the AIA has made it easier than ever for photographers to get beau-tiful shots.
The airshow has created a photo pit pass that allows photographers ideal views of the show and access to stationary aircraft before gates open to the general public.
The debut of the twilight show Aug. 8 will only add to the excitement.
The CF-18 Hornet performing at dusk will be particular-ly impressive, AIA president Jim Reith predicted.
“When you see that display just at sunset, as a photog-rapher, that’s pretty cool.”
To provide the perfect shot, photo pit participants will be allowed onto the tarmac to shoot aircraft against the backdrop of Mt.
Baker at dusk.
“We’re going to have war-birds backed onto Baker. We’ll shoot them sitting still then we’ll fire them up [and
shoot them] while the fire-works are going,” said the airshow’s Mike Luedey, an avid photographer himself.
Luedey noted that Ab-
botsford is a uniquely beautiful place to shootairplanes. That beauty willonly be increased with theaddition of a night show.
“The silhouette inthe background is going to be special,”said Luedey. “This is one of the nicestplaces to shoot air-planes at that timeof day.”
Baker isn’t the onlything the airport hasgoing for it. The lackof mountains to thewest of the airport lengthens the so-called “golden hour”
for photographers. It alsocasts a warm glow on thesnow on Mt. Baker.
Photo pit passes are limit-ed and can only be boughtin advance of the show.
Airshow a photographer’s dreamPhoto pit passholders to get early access to aircraft
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NEWS NEWS WINS WINS BESTBEST ININ DIGITALDIGITAL MEDIAMEDIA . . .
The Local Media Association (LMA) represents over 2,200 local media outlets across North America. LMA recognizes the best in digital media each year and presents awards in 18 categories such as best community website, best use of social media, best online contest, etc. Competing against some of the best and most innovative websites in the local media industry.
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He won the prestigious title as part of the Your Best Shot contest, presented by Black Press, London Drugs and the Abbotsford International Airshow.
The contest generated just under 2,000 en-tries, from which 60 finalists were selected, representing 35 B.C. communities, from North Vancouver to Vernon.
The finalists were provided VIP tickets to the annual airshow and asked to submit photos in three categories, best air photo, best static photo and best crowd shot. In addition, the pub-lic had the opportunity to vote for their favourite for the people’s choice award.
Jones said he was shocked when he found out he had won.
“It absolutely just blew me away it was like wow,” he said.
He knew there was some stiff competition for the title.
“I looked at everything and thought wow, I can’t imagine how hard it would be to judge all that stuff because there was so much good stuff,” he said.
Jones first started dabbling in photography in 2005. His wife was a volunteer at the radical raptors show at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. He
thought it would be fun to take pictures as she played with the birds.
“That’s what got me started.”
“The pictures were fantastic all of them … you would not think amateur by any sense of the imagination,” said, assistant store manager at London Drugs, Anne Neuman.
This year we have 74 finalists competing for the Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year at the Abbotsford International Air-show. Readers will be able to view images at www.facebook.com/myabbynews and follow the entire show, through stories, photographs and video footage at www.abbynews.com.
Rod Jones of Abbotsford stands proudly as last years winner of the Black Press / London Drugs contest “The Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year”.
Su Wolfe of Mission won for “Best Air PGeneration Amateur Photographer of
Vincent Montefrio of Surrey won with the above entry in the category “Best Crowd Photo” in 2013.
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Rod Jones of Abbotsford was named the Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year in 2013
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BEST COMMUNITY WEBSITE ABBOTSFORD NEWS: www.abbynews.com, 3rd Place award.
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BEST VIDEO INITIATIVE ABBOTSFORD NEWS: Tourism Harrison, First Place
2013 WINNER FORBEST STATIC PHOTO
Kate Witoszkin, Abbotsford International Airshow and Andrew Franklin of The Abbotsford News, along with Anne Neuman and William Ness from London Drugs, stand on either side of last year’s photo contest winner Christina Dutkowski for People’s Choice Award.
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Amateur photographers take their best shot at the 2013 Abbotsford International Airshow.
Rod Jones of Abbotsford submitted the photos above for our Black Press / London Drugs contest.
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One of the most buzzed-about performers at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow will be the public debut of one of only two flyable de Havilland DH.98 Mosquitoes in the world.
Known as the “Wooden Wonder” – crews also called it “Mossie” – the Mosquito was built for the Second World War and constructed almost entirely out of wood.
“When strategic materials like metal were running short at the end of the war, they started constructing these aircraft out of plywood,” said airshow president Jim Reith. “It turned out to be a phenomenal airplane, performance-wise, because it was light and very versatile.”
The plane could fly exceptionally high and was used in a range of roles – as a fighter, a pathfinder, and a bomber.
Today, though, they are rare and only two can take to the skies.
“Because they were made of wood, almost none of them survived,” Reith said.
The rebuilt Mosquito that will be flying in Abbotsford has been a years-
long project and boasts a pair of Merlin engines typically seen in Spitfires.
The Mosquito has been modelled after, and painted to resemble, the F For Freddy, a legendary plane that survived a record 213 operations over Europe during the war. It crashed just days after war ended in Europe while its two-person crew was performing low-altitude fly-bys in Calgary to celebrate the end of hostilities.
The rebuilt plane will make its first public appearance in Abbotsford and will be piloted by renowned test pilot Steve Hinton, who is also president of Planes of Fame Air Museum in California.
“In the aviation world, especially in the warbird community, Steve Hinton is about a big as name as it gets,” said the airshow’s Mike Luedey.
He foresees the Mosquito’s debut drawing aviation fanatics from across North America and Europe. He also said the airshow will host several veterans who flew the planes during the war.
The Mosquito will take to the skies over Abbotsford Saturday and Sunday.
The Mosquito has been modelled after, and painted to resemble, the F ForFreddy, a legendary plane that survived a record 213 operations over Europeduring the war. It crashed just days after war ended in Europe while its two-person crew was performing low-altitude fly-bys in Calgary to celebrate the end of
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito will be flying at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow. This vintage aircraft is one of only two flyable Mosquitoes left in the world. KIMBERLY INGRAM PHOTO
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Members of the Canadian Forces’ SkyHawks parachute team help open the airshow every year, flying the national flag during the playing of O Canada.
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START TIME EVENT9:00AM GATES OPEN
Concessions, Static Display, Exhibits and Autograph Booth Open
10:30AM RC Model Flights
Indy Boys Jet Bus Teaser
11:00AM Anthem / Airshow Opening
Brent Handy - Pitts S-2B
Canadian Museum of Flight
Ken Fowler - Rocket Solo
F8F Bearcat & F7F Tigercat
Snoopy’s Jet Doghouse
12:00PM Mosquito - “F for Freddie”
Beechcraft Military T6-C Harvard II demo
CP-140 Aurora Demo
Renny Price - SU-29 Aerobatics
Buffalo / Skyhawks Streamers
Skyhawks Para Demo
1:30PM Warbirds
Team Rocket - Ken Fowler/Eric Hansen
Dan Buchanan - Ultralight Glider
Greg Colyer - Ace Maker T-33
Indy Boys Jet Schoolbus
Matt Younkin - Beech 18 Aerobatics
Bremont Horsemen P-51 Mustang Team
2:50PM CF-18 Hornet Demo
3:30PM The Canadian Forces Snowbirds
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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are performing all 3 days of the 2014 Abbotsford International Airshow.
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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will again be gracing the skies during this year’s Abbotsford In-ternational Airshow.
The Snowbirds demonstration team is a Canadian icon com-prised of serving members of the Canadian Forces. Their pilots and technicians work as a team to bring thrilling performances to crowds across North America.
Serving as Canadian ambassa-dors, the Snowbirds demonstrate the high level of professionalism, teamwork, excellence, discipline
and dedication inherent in the women and men of the Royal Ca-nadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Forces.
This year’s theme is To The Stars - Fuelled by Legacy and recogniz-es the RCAF’s 90th anniversary.
Since its inception in 1924, the RCAF has played a leading role on the world stage as a multi-pur-pose, combat-capable force that fulfills a variety of domestic and international commitments. Since the Second World War, during which time it grew to be the
fourth-largest air force in the world, the RCAF has proved to be a leader in aviation as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization (NATO) and as an active partner of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) for the continental air defence of North America.
The Snowbirds – from the pilots to the technicians and support staff – are from all types of squad-rons across Canada and represent a diverse range of the RCAF’s aviation capabilities.
Today’s Snowbirds are carrying on the tradition of excellence es-tablished by the aerobatic teams of the RCAF’s earliest days. Teams such as the Siskins, flying Siskin IIA biplanes as a three-ship forma-tion between 1929 and 1932, the Golden Hawks, flying their seven gold-painted F-86 Sabre jets from 1959 until 1963, and The Golden Centennaires, flying their nine Ca-nadian-built CT-114 Tutor aircraft.
The Snowbirds aerobatic team was formed in 1971 and re-ceived squadron status as 431
(Air Demonstration) Squadron in 1978. The team pilots, also flying the Tutors that are now painted in the iconic red and white colour scheme, carry on the tradition of these great aviators.
The Snowbirds (431 Air Demon-stration Squadron) consist of ap-proximately 80 Canadian Forces personnel, 24 of whom comprise the show team that travels during the show season. On average they will fly approximately 70 air shows at 50 different locations across North America each year.
Iconic Snowbirds return to Airshow
AUGUST 8, 9, 10, 2014
SNOWBIRDSPERFORMANCE
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