One-Tank Trip
for Aug. 10/19
(c) By Jim Fox
“Look! Up in the sky!
It's a bird . . . it's a plane. . .”
There will be a lot
of aviation action upcoming on the ground and in the air.
This includes a
static fun day in the Kitchener area, a wartime Berlin Blitz virtual reality at
the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and the Brantford air show.
The Region of Waterloo
International Airport (1-4881 Fountain St. N.) in Breslau held its
fifth Aviation Fun Day on Aug. 17.
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| The RCAF Waterloo Warbird will be on display at the Aviation Fun Day. |
This fifth annual
event on the outskirts of Kitchener-Waterloo let visitors get
up close to vintage aircraft, airport equipment and classic cars.
“Grab your
walking shoes and explore the airport on foot at this free family event and learn
how the aviation industry works,” organizers said.
Visit aviation-related
displays in the terminal building, the flight centre and Royal Canadian Air
Cadet Youth Development Centre. waterlooairport.ca/en/about-ykf/aviation-fun-day.aspx;
1-866-648-2256
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| A highlight of a Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum dinner will be a night engine run-up of the Avro
Lancaster. |
Bomber Command
Here’s a “cinematic
experience” that transports visitors inside a bomber that vividly captures the
danger of a 1943 Berlin blitz raid.
It happens at the
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (9280 Airport Rd.) at the Hamilton
International Airport from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. daily through the end of the month.
Be there as the
bomber crew “endures endless flak and a night fighter attack en route to the
heart of Nazi-occupied Europe.”
The museum says the
“powerful experience is the closest that one can get to truly experiencing the
bravery demonstrated by Bomber Command.”
The British
Broadcasting Corp. created “masterfully animated” virtual reality experience
using war correspondent Wynford Vaughan-Thomas’ original recording that captures
the danger of the bombing raid.
It was in September
1943, during the Second World War, when he boarded Lancaster “F for Freddie”
with a recording engineer and microphone headed for Berlin.
The 14-minute
experience is available to those 13 and older at six museum stations.
The museum houses almost
50 Canadian military planes, aviation exhibits and flight simulators. Admission
is $10 to $15.warplane.com;
1-877-347-3359
Up in the sky
The Community
Charity Airshow takes place at the Brantford Airport on Aug. 28, with
gates opening at 10 a.m. and the show starting at 12:30 p.m.
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| The Canadian Forces’ Snowbirds will be performing at the CNE and London air shows. (RCAF photo) |
The show began 10
years ago as the Canadian Forces’ Snowbirds ran trial runs prior to appearing
at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).
The event has grown
to also showcase military and civilian performers as it raises money for the Rotary
Club of Brantford and Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
The night before on
Aug. 27 at the museum, there’s a dinner and show that includes a night engine
run-up of the Avro Lancaster and a chance to win a ride in a B-25 Mitchell
bomber. warplane.com/events/upcoming-events
Red Arrows
To salute the 70th anniversary,
the Canadian International Air show welcomes the Royal Air Force aerobatic Red
Arrows, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 from noon to 3 p.m., at the CNE grounds on Toronto’s
waterfront.
The Canadian
Forces’ Snowbirds will also return to to “electrify crowds with their
extraordinary aerial manoeuvres performed by nine amazing pilots who come from across
Canada.”
The Snowbirds will
also be flying high at the London Airshow, Sept. 13 to 15.
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| The Royal Air Force Red Arrows will be flying at the CNE. (RAF photo) |
The Red Arrows are
renowned as one of the world’s premier aerobatic display teams, flying nine BAE
Systems Hawk fast jets.
Command performances
at the EX include Canadian veteran Gord Price in the
Russian-built Yak 50; U.S. Air Forces’ A-10 and Black Hawk helicopter; MiG
15; and Brent Handy in a Pitts Special. theex.com/main/entertainment/canadian-international-air-show
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
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