Instead of their traditional Father's Day Weekend air show, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum instead hosted a two-day open house called "Skyfest" along with a Saturday night air show and a Sunday Bomber Night Run featuring the Lancaster, the Commemorative Air Force's B-24A Liberator, and the indefatigable Mosquito. Skyfest itself was a bit underwhelming, as the promised "flying throughout the day" consisted mostly of the CWH aircraft giving rides, but I took a ride on the DC-3, so it was all good. The nighttime events, on the other hand, were utterly spectacular (if a little pricy - the night show was all of CDN$129.99!). Sadly though two of my faves, the Firefly and the Canso, were down for maintenance. Note that the Lancaster is wearing a one-off paint scheme especially for this event; she'll be back in her Mynarski Memorial scheme for her UK tour.
Night Show:
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Consolidated B-24A Liberator by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Liberator Dusk by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Victory by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Flying the Colors by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Bye, Alouettes! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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The Trojan Horsemen by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Trainers in Twilight by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Gear Up! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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To the Heavens by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Five for Sunset by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Trojan Tranquility by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Paint the Sky by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Lancaster Liftoff by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Magical Merlins! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Nice Night for Flying by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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British Beauty by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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We Rule the Night by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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We Remember by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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KA114 Up 'n At 'Em! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Mosquito Liftoff by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Allied Air Power by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Lanc, Mossie, Mitch by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Legends at Evenfall by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Mossie by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Lancastrian Eve by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Magic by Moonlight by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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...The Flaming Nautilus? by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Father's Day Fireworks by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
Skyfest, Sunday:
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Mighty Mossie by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Frenchie by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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The Pilot-Maker by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Hamilton International Airport... from a DC-3! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Thinking of D-Day... by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Learn to Fly Here by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Lancaster Topside by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Airdrop! by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Lanc Overhead by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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"R" for "Ropey" by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
Bomber Night Run
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Ad Astra by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Golden Hour Mossie by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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At Rest by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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T-33 Abstract by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Voodoo Abstract by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Canso Abstract by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Andrew Mynarski Memorial by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Liberator at the Blue Hour by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Diamond Lil' by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Stop Props by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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The Wooden Wonder by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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In Her Element by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Night Terror by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Mossie Intimate by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Canadian Pride by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Mighty Lancaster by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Merlin Might by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
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Winding Down by Auguries.Imagery, on Flickr
...still working on that "power line removal" feature in Photoshop.
And as usual, these look much sharper on Flickr. Hope they're of interest!
