Ottawa Air Show back, June 28-29

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Some details:

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Monday morning [June 2], at the Ottawa Airport, Grant Kirkpatrick, president of the air show, introduced several pilots and aircraft that will be part of the two-day festival of aviation, which marks the 50th anniversary of Norad and pays tribute to Canadian Forces personnel and their families.

Aircraft from Vintage Wings of Canada [Vintage Wings site here] will introduce the group's Victory Flight, with Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and Corsair fighters flying in formation, before landing for closer inspection. Other Vintage Wings aircraft will be part of the static ground display.

The CF-18 Hornet demonstration fighter will make several passes, as will the CC-177 Globemaster III, Canada's recently acquired heavy lift transport. Two CC-130 Hercules aircraft will be on static display.

There will also be appearances by the CH-146 Griffon helicopter, CP-140 Aurora reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft and the venerable Buffalo.

One of the perennial highlights of this year's show will be the Snowbirds team of red and white Tutor jet trainers.

Other aerobatics will be provided by Kent Pietsch and Georges Bertrand.

Flying fans will also be able to watch Angel 7, an L-39C jet trainer used in Eastern Europe.

Historic aircraft will include B-25 bomber "Miss Mitchell" and a C-47 Dakota transport of Second World War vintage as well as Harvard, Tiger Moth and Yale training aircraft.

The Skyhawks parachute team will drop in on the show on Sunday.

Flying will take place between noon and 4 p.m. daily. The grounds open at 9 a.m...

It's actually at Carp Airport.