Most of the WWII and pre-war aircraft came from the private collection of...
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MK 16 Spitfire
The abbreviation “MK” (pronounced Mark) just describes the...
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Spitfire MK16 plaque
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P51 Mustang
This very fast American fighter was probably World War II’s most...
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Mustang MK4 plaque
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P-51 Mustang and XK140 Jag
There were also some vintage autos at the show, as an added attraction. After...
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Harvard MK4
(In the US, it was known as the “Texan”). This was the standard...
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Harvard MK4 plaque
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deHavilland DH82 Tiger Moth
Built by deHavilland, it was first flown in the early 1930s, and became the...
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Tiger Moth plaque
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deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver
This amphibious float plane, built by deHavilland of Canada, has been the...
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deHavilland Buffalo
This is a STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, designed to operate from...
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Nanchang CJ-6
This Chinese trainer was based on the Russian Yak-18, which went into...
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Focke-Wulf FWP 149D
Focke-Wulf was one of the most famous manufacturers for the Luftwaffe...
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deHavilland Fox Moth
This unique “cousin” of the Tiger Moth is one of the jewels of the...
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the Fox Moth's history
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Stearman PT-13
This trainer, first designed and built before WWII, was widely used by the...
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Pietenpol GN-1
This was a pre-WWII “kit” plane designed in the USA, which over the...
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the Pietenpol's cockpit
There was obviously much less instrumentation to watch and worry about...
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Pitts Special
This aerobatic plane has won more competitions and awards for its...
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Seabee RC-3
Built by Republic Aircraft, it was designed in 1944 to be a small...
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unknown colourful craft
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Griffon CH-146 (1995)
This 1995 Canadian Forces helicopter has many possible internal...
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Look who wants ...
… to fly a Griffon (maybe in the Canadian Forces when he grows up?).
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rotary piston engine display
This was part of the educational component of the Rallye. There were several...
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Some of the participants show their stuff.
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Harvard starting takeoff
Since it sits back on a tail wheel, and since the huge engine blocks the...
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Harvard fly-past
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Focke-Wulf ...
… taking off.
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Nanchang taking off
Unlike the Harvard the pilot can see directly in front throughout the takeoff.
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Nanchang in flight
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Nanchang photo op
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the Beaver taxis out
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the Beaver in flight
Who would have thought a humble “flying truck” could look so pretty?
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Seabee amphibians ...
... doing some formation flying.
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Griffon away!
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flying backwards
We all know that helicopters can do that, but it still comes as a...
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precision parachute team
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presenting the Skyhawks
This Canadian Army unit was formed in 1971, and since then has performed more...
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ready for takeoff
The Buffalo with the Skyhawks on board is ready to rock and roll!
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''Mother''
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How it starts out.
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triple threat
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bi-national tribute
A number of the participating aircraft and their pilots came from the US for...
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Hey ...
... move over, buddy!!
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16-spiral descent
This was just amazing! He kept turning round and round until he had...
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comin' in ...
... right on target. Regardless of how much flying around they did during the...
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repacking their 'chutes
Tomorrow’s another day … and likely another performance somewhere.
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mission accomplished ...
... “Mother” comes in to land. Note the steep angle of descent. The...
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the piece de resistance
They saved the best for last.
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the Mustang taxis out
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the propeller appears to be...
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the Mustang ...
... doing a high-speed fly-past
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the Mustang ...
… at slower speed for a photo op.
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Michael Potter ..
… about to climb aboard his pride and joy. Mr. Potter is a graduate of...
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the Spitfire takes off
... with Mr. Potter at the controls
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the Spitfire ...
… doing a high-speed fly-past at over 300 mph. With a digital...
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Spitfire photo-op
This picture of Mr. Potter's pride and joy is MY pride and joy!
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