2008 Abbotsford Airshow

[CougarKing]

Here are a few pics that I took yesterday:

twin-seater Canadian Forces Air Command CF188-otherwise known as an F18B in US service.

CF188 cockpit

CF188 in action over crowd

CF Aircom CC115 Buffalo SAR plane

USAF C17 tail ramp

USAF C130

USAF F15C

 

[CougarKing]

CF LAVIII belonging to the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment, I think.

 

[CougarKing]

CF Aircom Sea King Helo

 

[geo]

Nice pics cougardaddy

 

[CougarKing]

CF188 CAS demonstration?

 

[belka]

Nice pics.

The turnout looks less than stellar judging from the last pic.

 

[inferno]

Yay! 465 made it.
But from the looks of it being all closed up and not open to the public.. it might be the SAR Stby.

 

[Zoomie]

Yay! 465 made it.
But from the looks of it being all closed up and not open to the public.. it might be the SAR Stby.

Doubt it - we don't leave the stby aircraft at an airshow.  It was most likely there in support of the Skyhawks and not authorized for static display - hence the bungs and tie-downs.  The aircrew would have been back at the hotel or wandering the crowds. 

 

[CougarKing]

USAF B52

USN Super Hornet

 

[aesop081]

Last picture of the first post is not  F-15E........Its an F-15C

 

[aesop081]

The turnout looks less than stellar judging from the last pic.

The seating pictured there was "runway seating" and was an extra $10 per person, over and above the cots of admission in the first place. For my family, the cost of general admission was $80 ( for 2 adults and 3 kids) so we could hardly afford another $50 for runway seating. The show on Friday was well attended ( by North American standards) from what i saw on the ground. It could have been better but it is typical for Friday. When i drove home this morning, the weather was dismal in YXX so i think sunday might be much more crowded.

 

[Ping Monkey]

The #1 reason the YXX Airshow sucked this year:



No "Super-Fun-Happy-Time" JASDF Aircraft attendees.

 

[Good2Golf]

Wow!