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Hamilton Air Show 2012

Hamilton Air Show - June 16-17, 2012

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM)

Saturday June 16, 2012
Sunday June 17, 2012

Gates open at 8 am

Flying Show begins at approximately 12 noon
Air Show ends at approx. 4:30 pm

Father’s Day Weekend
The Hamilton Air Show 2012 is Father’s Day Weekend. It’s a great time for entire families to spend a fun filled and exciting day together at this incredible aviation event.

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May 26th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Air Shows | Leave a comment

North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber

North American B-25J Mitchell HOT GEN! Medium Bomber

B-25J Mitchell “HOT GEN!” Medium Bomber

B-25 Hot Gen!
The North American B-25J Mitchell Medium Bomber owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM) is affectionately known as Hot Gen because of its painted Nose Art. It was customary to paint either ”Pin-Ups” or Comic Strip Characters on the noses of W.W. II Warbirds and bombers.

Nose Art
Nose Art is

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July 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Air Shows, Air Shows, Aircraft, Videos, Vintage | Leave a comment

Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver

Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver

The World’s Only Flying SB2C Helldiver!

CAF Helldiver
This Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Helldiver is the only Curtiss SB2C Helldiver still flying in the entire world! Approximately 7,200 Helldivers were built, and of these only five are left. Of the five remaining SB2C’s, only this one (Number 32) is currently flying.

The SB2C Navy Dive Bomber is an

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June 23rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Air Shows, Air Shows, Aircraft, Pilot Interviews, Videos, Vintage | 2 comments

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA)

Canadian Harvard Aircraft

The Harvard – A Canadian Aviation Icon

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft
A favourite at the Canadian Aviation Expo (2008) was the Canadian Harvard Aircraft. Based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) maintains a fleet of vintage Harvard Aircraft beautifully restored and maintained.

The CHAA is a volunteer organization started 1985 at a small grass airstrip

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March 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Air Shows, Aircraft, Vintage | 9 comments

Ice Pilots NWT on History Television

Ice Pilots NWT on History Television

Yellowknife based Buffalo Airways

I have now seen the first three episodes of the new television series Ice Pilots NWT. What a great show! I love this show, and if you love flying, you are guaranteed to also love this show.

Great Show for Pilots and aspiring Pilots!
When I saw the first episode of Ice Pilots NWT,

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March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Learn To Fly | 2 comments