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BRIEFING
MI L ESTONES /
The Snowbirds' story
Canadian jet team helps mark RCAF 100-year anniversary
BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER
THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) is
technically the older brother of the United
States Air Force. The RCAF was established
in 1924, while the U.S. Air Force was not a
separate entity in the United States armed
forces until 1947 (originally created in 1907
as a division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps).
And, like their brethren, the RCAF has a
demonstration squadron much like the
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S.
Navy Blue Angels. The Canadian Forces
Snowbirds team, 431 Air Demonstration
Squadron, is a Canadian icon made up of
Canadian Armed Forces members and
National Defense Public Service employees.
The RCAF celebrates its one-hundredth
anniversary this year and the Snowbirds are
throwing a party.
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The distinctive red and white Canadair
CT-114 Tutor jets are flown in approximately
60 airshows each year. During their
shows, the pilots fly at speeds from 110 to
465 mph and in formation with distances
as close as four feet between wings. Unlike
the U.S. versions of jet team demonstrations,
which are powerful, loud, and omnipresent,
the Snowbirds show comprises loops, rolls,
and solo passes in graceful nine-jet formations.
The Snowbirds show includes more
than 50 different formations and maneuvers
in 35-minute performances.
The team will be featured at EAA
AirVenture in Oshkosh in July for the
first time since 2016. " The Snowbirds
are one of the world's finest military aerobatic
flight teams, so their presence at
Oshkosh in 2024 is a wonderful addition to
AirVenture week as we commemorate the
one-hundredth anniversary of the Royal
Canadian Air Force, " said Rick Larsen,
EAA vice president of communities and
member programs. " Along with their elegant
precision aerobatics that define their
aerial performances, we discovered in 2016
that the team members were enthusiastic
and fully engaged in the aviation culture
at Oshkosh, and truly enjoyed being with
the tens of thousands of fellow aviators on
the grounds. "
The team is designated the 431 Air
Demonstration Squadron and was established
in 1971. It was the first military team
to perform at Oshkosh at an EAA fly-in
during the 1970s.
DAVID TULIS

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