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Encyclopedia > Abbotsford International Airshow
The Canadian Snowbirds lined up on the runway at the Abbotsford Airshow
The Canadian Snowbirds lined up on the runway at the Abbotsford Airshow

The Abbotsford International Airshow is held annually on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday in August at Abbotsford International Airport in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2120 KB) Summary Picture of Canadian Snowbirds by me. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 2120 KB) Summary Picture of Canadian Snowbirds by me. ... Abbotsford International Airport (IATA: YXX, ICAO: CYXX) is located 2. ... Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake. ...


It is one of Canada's largest airshows. It features both military and civilian aircraft from Canada and the United States, and on occasion military aircraft from other countries such as Britain, Germany (2000), and Russia.

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History

The Airshow was started in 1962 by the Abbotsford Flying Club. The show is now operated by the Abbotsford International Airshow Society.


The show experienced continuous growth through the 60s and 70s. The 1986 show was conducted in conjunction with Expo 86, the Vancouver World's fair. This saw the inclusion of several European teams to the traditional participants. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


In 1989, the show set a three-day attendance record of 321,000 people. Post cold war defence cuts affected the attendance of military teams and aircraft throughout the 1990s. Poor financial management resulted in the annual show being cancelled in 1998 and returning in 1999. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...


Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2002 was a significant accomplishment; it was a milestone year while airshows across North America were threatened with cancellation due to high insurance costs after 9/11.


Due to the increased commercialization of the Abbotsford International Airport, officials have suggested 2015 as the last year of the airshow, give or take a few years.


Announcers

Bob Singleton, now retired, continues to be the main announcer at the Abbotsford International Airshow. The 2006 airshow is Bob's 37th year announcing at Abbotsford. Originally, he was the assistant to Abbotsford's first narrator, Toby Trowbridge.


Roy Hafeli provides the other familiar voice of the airshow. Roy began announcing at Abbotsford in 1987, and is a recipient of the North West Council of Air Shows Showmanship award.


2006 Flying Display

  • Canadian Forces Snowbirds
  • Canadian Forces SkyHawks
  • CF-18 Hornet (433 SQ.)
  • F-15E Strike Eagle (Seymour-Johnson AFB)
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon (Hill AFB)
  • U.S.A.F. Heritage Flight (P-51/F-15E/F-16)
  • T-6 Texan II (Randolph AFB)
  • C-17 Globemaster (March AFB)
  • CP-140 Aurora (CFB Comox 407 SQ.)
  • B-1B Lancer (Ellsworth AFB)
  • F-117 Nighthawk (Holloman AFB)
  • S-3 Viking x2 (NAS Jacksonville)
  • P-51 Mustang
  • A-1 Skyraider
  • T-28 Trojan
  • T-6 Texan
  • Langley Museum of Flight
  • Patty Wagstaff - Extra 300S
  • Eddie Andreini - Stearman
  • Manfred Radius H-101 Salto sailplane
  • Kent Pietsch - Interstate Cadet
  • AV8FX - Pyrotechnics
  • Aerobatic Club of British Columbia

Demonstration Teams

For other uses, see Snowbird. ... The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the United States Air Force. ... The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in tight diamond formation, maintaining 18 wingtip-to-canopy separation. ... Categories: Stub | Aerobatic teams | French Air Force ... The Frecce Tricolori aerobatics team of the Italian Air Force, flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, England, in 2005 Frecce Tricolori (Three-coloured Arrows) is the precision aerobatic demonstration team for the Italian Air Force. ... Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia Halcones (Falcons High Aerobatics Squad) is the precision aerobatic demonstration team for the Chilean Air Force. ...

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Airshow (1970 words)
An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their flying machines, normally to the public, but occasionally to selected invited guests, or employees and their families only.
Many airshows are held for commercial motives, gaining income from onlookers or from companies hoping to sell Aircraft, while many others are held on military bases and are mostly paid for by recruiting budgets, and some are held to raise funds for charities.
No people are allowed in the airshow box except those assisting the pilot in his or her act (for examples, to hold poles the aircraft flies between, or to drive ground vehicles associated with the aerial act).
Airshow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2212 words)
An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their flying machines, normally to the public, but occasionally to selected invited guests, or employees and their families only.
No people are allowed in the airshow box except those assisting the pilot in his or her act (for examples, to hold poles the aircraft flies between, or to drive ground vehicles associated with the aerial act).
Airshows in the US that display the widest variety of modern military aircraft (helicopters, jet fighters, bombers, cargo aircraft, stealth aircraft, etc) are typically the ones held at Andrews AFB every May, NAS Oceana every September, and Nellis AFB every November.
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