50th Anniversary Abbotsford Airshow 1962-2012

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:28 pm

He's a few pictures from the Saturday show (Aug 11th).....it was a hot one (32 C)

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:31 pm

How were the crowds? I've been there when it looked like someone was passing out $20 bills. Looks like John was giving 'the Grump' a workout, more coming?

StudeDave · **Posted:** Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:48 pm

Sweet pictures- thanks for sharing!!!
Right after I was elected President of the local Studebaker Club-
I got to catch a bit of the 'Birds routine from high atop a hill East of Sumas.
A local car-guy had a HUGE open house for his family and friends on his 500 acre estate.
Since he's a StudeGuy- and I am too- I was invited.

So, between the C-5 and the C-17~
which one just now (within the last 20 minutes) left the field?
I'm far enough away that I could not identify which bird it may have been.

But what I saw was BIG, grey, had four engines and a 't' tail.
Headed off to the SSE (after a due West departure) she was...

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:19 am

Here's a selection of WWII aircraft at the show, click on link.

http://youtu.be/FBODZhb8jMM

spookythecat · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:40 pm

StudeDave wrote:

Sweet pictures- thanks for sharing!!!
Right after I was elected President of the local Studebaker Club-
I got to catch a bit of the 'Birds routine from high atop a hill East of Sumas.
A local car-guy had a HUGE open house for his family and friends on his 500 acre estate.
Since he's a StudeGuy- and I am too- I was invited.

So, between the C-5 and the C-17~
which one just now (within the last 20 minutes) left the field?
I'm far enough away that I could not identify which bird it may have been.

But what I saw was BIG, grey, had four engines and a 't' tail.
Headed off to the SSE (after a due West departure) she was...

Probably the C-5 which was broken down with hydraulic issues.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:55 pm

Surprised they allowed the ground explosions as dry as it is around here, and I've seen the grass there really take off during those passes and CONAIR is such a long way away for response (CONAIR is based @ Abbotsford).
I've seen the jet powered PETERBILT and 'SMOKE AND FIRE'there, but can you explain the pulse jet powered outhouse????

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:02 pm

Here's some more video from the show. By the way, the outhouse as you can see was powered by a jet engine and it could 76 mph down the runway.

http://youtu.be/_U1zQY4kqeM

spookythecat · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:06 pm

The Inspector wrote:

Surprised they allowed the ground explosions as dry as it is around here, and I've seen the grass there really take off during those passes and CONAIR is such a long way away for response (CONAIR is based @ Abbotsford).
I've seen the jet powered PETERBILT and 'SMOKE AND FIRE'there, but can you explain the pulse jet powered outhouse????

They had the firetruck at the ready for the fires that got a little too exciting. Would've loved a Conair demo though!

The Inspector · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:25 pm

spookythecat wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

Surprised they allowed the ground explosions as dry as it is around here, and I've seen the grass there really take off during those passes and CONAIR is such a long way away for response (CONAIR is based @ Abbotsford).
I've seen the jet powered PETERBILT and 'SMOKE AND FIRE'there, but can you explain the pulse jet powered outhouse????

They had the firetruck at the ready for the fires that got a little too exciting. Would've loved a Conair demo though!

They did a COULSON demo one year :shock:

holy gazongas thats a lot of red and white water in the air at one time :prayer:

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:20 am

Yet another video from the show.....Snowbirds turn.

http://youtu.be/DW4EsI38APk

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:26 am

Last two video clips of the F-18 Hornet & Heritage flight with Mustang & F-16.

http://youtu.be/h7UpUWHlTq8

http://youtu.be/sFt4uwO0En4

spookythecat · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:08 pm

The Inspector wrote:

spookythecat wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

Surprised they allowed the ground explosions as dry as it is around here, and I've seen the grass there really take off during those passes and CONAIR is such a long way away for response (CONAIR is based @ Abbotsford).
I've seen the jet powered PETERBILT and 'SMOKE AND FIRE'there, but can you explain the pulse jet powered outhouse????

They had the firetruck at the ready for the fires that got a little too exciting. Would've loved a Conair demo though!

They did a COULSON demo one year :shock:

holy gazongas thats a lot of red and white water in the air at one time :prayer:

They had the Evergreen 747 scheduled a few years ago but it had to cancel. That would've been awesome!

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