Windsor International Airshow

[Rhino-9-3]

Windsor, Ontario will be having their first show after a 8 year hiatus. From what has been booked so far this show is going to be huge compared to the old ones. This years show is celebrating the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. I'll post more updates as I get them.

Dates: August 29-30, 2009

Performers:
Canadian Forces Snowbirds
Canadian Forces Skyhawks
Canadian Forces CF-18 Demo Team
Hawk One (Golden Hawks F-86)
Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team (3 planes)
Hosking Aerobatics
Jacquie B Airshows
Manfred Radius Airshows
Michael Goulian
Pete McLeod Aerosports
Rick Volker Airshows
Golden Centennaire Tutor
CWH Westland Lysander
CWH Firefly Mk.5
CWH B-25 Mitchell
Vintage Wings of Canada - P-51 Mustang

Announcer:
Rob Reider

Static
MH-53E Sea Dragon
UH-60 Blawkhawk
4x F-15C Eagle
KC-135R Stratotanker
2x T-45 Goshawk
C-2 Greyhound
CP-140 Aurora
WC-130H Hercules
6x T-34 Mentor
CT-142 Dash 8
HH-65 Dolphin
T-51 Titan
Harvard
T-38 Talon
T-39 Saberliner
Stearman
2x Dehavilland Chipmunk
UH-1N Huey (Andrews AFB)
CWH Avro Lancaster
CH2A Avro Lancaster (restoration)
CH2A T-33 Silver Star
CH2A Mosquito Restoration

Last edited by Rhino-9-3 on Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:00 am, edited 9 times in total.

This is the one Canadian show I am tentatively planning on getting to this year. I really want to see the Hawk 1 (Golden Hawks) Sabre in flight.

[Rhino-9-3]

USN F-18C East Demo dropped the show.

[Rhino-9-3]

Updated list:

Peformers
-Golden Centennaire Tutor
-USCG HH-65 Dolphin SAR Demo
-CT-142 Dash 8
-Vintage Wings of Canada - P-51 Mustang

Static
-MH-53E Sea Dragon
-UH-60 Blawkhawk
-4x F-15C Eagle
-KC-135R Stratotanker
-2x T-45 Goshawk
-C-2 Greyhound
-CP-140 Aurora
-WC-130H Hercules
-T-34 Mentor(s)
-T-51 Titan
-Stearman
-2x Dehavilland Chipmunk
-UH-1N Huey (Andrews AFB)
-CWH Westland Lysander
-CWH Firefly Mk.5
-CWH B-25 Mitchell
-CWH Avro Lancaster
-CH2A Avro Lancaster (restoration)

[Rhino-9-3]

Just so everyone knows tickets are still available for the Gala. It should be a great evening. Catering is going to be done by Koolini's and most if not all of the pilots will be in attendance. More info can be found here: http://www.winairshow.com/

Also there will be a Pig Roast on Saturday evening to again raise funds for the Lancaster. This will be much more informal compared to the Gala. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for kids under 10. The menu includes, Pulled Pork with assorted sauces, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Rolls and Carrot Cake. If anyone is interested please email me at ryanorshinsky@gmail.com and I will send you the order form.

[Rhino-9-3]

2x T-38 from Whiteman AFB confirmed for static.

[k5083]

Ryan,

I hope you mean those performers are in addition to the ones you originally listed, i.e., the Snowbirds, Hawk One, Harvard team, etc., etc. have not dropped out?

Also are you saying that the CWH Lanc has been downgraded to static and the Firefly and Lysander will not fly?

August

[Rhino-9-3]

Ryan,

I hope you mean those performers are in addition to the ones you originally listed, i.e., the Snowbirds, Hawk One, Harvard team, etc., etc. have not dropped out?

Also are you saying that the CWH Lanc has been downgraded to static and the Firefly and Lysander will not fly?

August

Yes those are the new additions. Everything in the first post is still coming.

And yes the Lanc will not be flying, same with the Firefly, B-25 and Lysander. It still could change but as of now it's not happening.

[k5083]

Thanks Ryan, that's unfortunate about CWH, now I will have to beg my wife to let me hang around for the departures on Sun.

August

[Rhino-9-3]

Yeah, I was really looking forward to seeing them in the air during the show. At least there's still arrival and departure days to see them though.

Just on a side note, next years airshow is scheduled for August 28-29, and they are currently in the planning stages of a seperate annual warbird flyin possibly at the end of September.

[Rhino-9-3]

T-39 Saberliner added for static.

[Rhino-9-3]

2x T-38 down to 1x T-38

[Rhino-9-3]

The flying schedule has been released. Looks like the CT-142 won't be flying but CWH's B-25, Firefly, and Lysander will be. You can also expect to see a few departures during the show on Sunday.

[k5083]

Hey Ryan, you just made my day. Kudos to whoever made that warbird display happen. I haven't seen an airshow in my hometown for 20 years and this looks like it will be a beauty.

August

[Rhino-9-3]

Hey Ryan, you just made my day. Kudos to whoever made that warbird display happen. I haven't seen an airshow in my hometown for 20 years and this looks like it will be a beauty.

August

Haha, I thought it might. I actually have no idea who made that happen but I'm glad they did. There's still a slim posibility of the Lanc being added to the flying line-up as well.