TIGER! TIGER!
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TIGER! TIGER!
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This years CF-18 demo jet flown by Capt. Travis "BRASS" Brassington. Even the luggage pod is painted in tiger stripes!
CT-155 Hawk arriving on Friday.
This Hawk from 419 "Moose" Sqn put on a great arrival display.
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The Hawk would make a great platform for the Snowbirds after 2006.
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Great photo pass!
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NFTC operates 21 Hawks from Cold Lake and Moose Jaw.
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F-16C from Colorado.
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This F-16 unit hosted the first Tiger Meet of the America's in 2001.
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C-130J Hercules from Rhode Island.
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Two Super Hornets came into Comox on Friday but did not stay for the show.
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You can see the pilot checking me out in the backseat giving me a "thumbs up"!
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Super Hornets are known as "Rhinos" on the carrier so not to mistake them for the standard Hornet. Photo Credit: Derek Heyes |
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The first F-18F departing Comox on Friday for home.
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An impressive vertical departure from the "Vampires"!
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WOW!!
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Straight up!
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It is as big as it looks!
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The C-5 Galaxy is the largest military plane operated by the western world.
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This 727 arrived on Saturday for a brief stop.
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A 410 "Cougars" CF-18 arrives with Jim Belliveau in the back seat. Jim is the artist that designs the brillant paint schemes for the demo CF-18 each year (this year is no exception!).
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904 letting Comox know he has arrived.
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