Tag Archives: Snowbirds

Snowbirds – formation take off

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Katherine

RCAF Snowbirds taking off from CFB Comox in formation

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds flying over 19 Wing Comox and the Comox Valley Air Port during their annual spring training season. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.300597123397339.1073742128.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds flying over a large crowd at Air Force Beach, adjacent to 19 Wing Comox, during their annual spring training season.

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Snowbird 5

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Katherine

If you have driven past the Comox Valley visitor Centre you’ll recognize this airplane, and if you’re a fan of the RCAF Snowbirds you’ll probably know what it is – a Canadian built, Canadair CT-114 Tutor. The jetsicle (jet on … Continue reading →

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Snowbirds–the lights

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

If you look closely at the image above you’ll see that two of the Snowbirds CT-114 Tutors have their landing lights on while the other seven have their nose lights on. Snowbird 6, Outer Right Wing Captain Maciej Hatta (Gdansk, … Continue reading →

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds spring training at CFB Comox – 13 April 2015 [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.299440006846384.1073742126.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds flying over Georgia Strait during their spring training

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Snowbirds

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katherine

The RCAF Snowbirds flying over the Comox Valley during their spring training

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Canadair CT-114 Tutor

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Katherine

The Canadair CT-114 Tutor was the Royal Canadian Air Force  standard jet trainer, between the early 1960s and 2000. The CT-114 Tutor was designed and manufactured by Canadair Limited to Royal Canadian Air Force specifications. The first delivery took place … Continue reading →

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2014 Snowbirds

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Katherine

2014 Snowbirds Demonstration Team (431 AD) Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher England Snowbird 1 Team Lead: Major Patrick Gobeil Snowbird 2 Inner Right Wing: Captain Brett Parker Snowbird 3 Inner Left Wing: Captain Bart Postma Snowbird 4 First Line Astern: Captain … Continue reading →

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