I've finally uploaded some (unfortunately short) videos from Flyfest 2009 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWH). This annual event coincided with a celebration of Canada's 100th anniversary of powered aviation! Exciting stuff. Apologies for the brevity and poor quality of the videos. My memory card isn't too big.
Avro Lancaster Mk. X
With new blades courtesy of...uh, some people on the East Coast. Although it flew over my head in the parking lot as I arrived, its second flyby was cancelled; once the pilot got up there, there was some kind of problem and in the interest of safety, he returned to the ground. Booo.
P-51D Mustang
Flyby: North American B-25j Bomber / Fairey Firefly / Westland Lysander Mk. III
Note: This was the second (public) flight of the Lysander after a 22 year period of refurbishment!
Impromptu Flyby: B25j Bomber
As I was getting into my car, it flew over. I also saw it circling over the city when I got home--a very strange sight indeed. I'm used to traffic planes, emerg helicopters, etc... but a bomber?! That was definitely a surreal experience and a strange end to the day.
That's all for now. If you're in Ontario, I'd highly recommend exploring the CWH. Unlike many aviation museums, the CWH is a flying museum. Obviously there are lots of static displays as well, but many of the planes living there (i.e. Avro Lancaster) are flyable. The latter is one of only two flyable Lancasters in the world. Crazy!
Visit www.warplane.com for more info.
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