Abbotsford International Airshow 2002

Abbotsford International Airshow 2002
Friday, August 9

The 40th edition of the Abbotsford International Airshow began on a bit of a rocky start. Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes did not arrive until Friday evening due to poor weather farther east. As a result the performances of the Extra 300 and the wingwalking on the Showcat did not materialize on Friday. As well, the scheduled Helijet S-76 demo and Air Canada 767 flybys did not occur. Chris Avery was unable to fly the F4U Corsair on Friday due to maintenance issues but as a bonus flew a TS-11 Iskra in his time slot. The Corsair, Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes, the S-76 and the Air Canada flybys all went ahead as scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.

Follow this link to view images from the static displays at Abbotsford 2002 taken Friday, August 9:

Flying Events

USAF Heritage Flight

Julie Clark in the T-34 Mentor.

	Chris Avery in the TS-11 Iskra.		Manfred Radius performs the incredible inverted ribbon cut in his sailplane.
	SE-5 7/8 scale replica, Tiger Moth and Fleet Finch from the Langley Museum of Flight.		Thunderbird diamond.

The Hot Side

The 2002 CF-18 West demo aircraft was painted in this incredible paint scheme to recognize 20 years of Hornet service in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall grey CF-18 is the support aircraft.

A-10 Thunderbolt West Coast demo team from Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

F-15 Eagle West Coast demo team from Eglin AFB, FL.

Thunderbirds

TS-11 Iskra

Bud Granley's Yak-55

Ellsworth Getchell and his Hawker Sea Fury are becoming regulars at Abbotsford.

Langley Museum of Flight's Fleet Finch, Tiger Moth, SE-5 7/8 scale replica and Harvard.

Abbotsford International Airshow 2002
Friday, August 9

Follow this link to view images from the static displays at Abbotsford 2002 taken Friday, August 9:

Flying Events

USAF Heritage Flight

Julie Clark in the T-34 Mentor.

Chris Avery in the TS-11 Iskra.

Manfred Radius performs the incredible inverted ribbon cut in his sailplane.

SE-5 7/8 scale replica, Tiger Moth and Fleet Finch from the Langley Museum of Flight.

Thunderbird diamond.

The Hot Side

The 2002 CF-18 West demo aircraft was painted in this incredible paint scheme to recognize 20 years of Hornet service in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall grey CF-18 is the support aircraft.

A-10 Thunderbolt West Coast demo team from Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

F-15 Eagle West Coast demo team from Eglin AFB, FL.

Thunderbirds

TS-11 Iskra

Bud Granley's Yak-55

Ellsworth Getchell and his Hawker Sea Fury are becoming regulars at Abbotsford.

Langley Museum of Flight's Fleet Finch, Tiger Moth, SE-5 7/8 scale replica and Harvard.

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	Bud Granley's Yak-55		Ellsworth Getchell and his Hawker Sea Fury are becoming regulars at Abbotsford.
	Langley Museum of Flight's Fleet Finch, Tiger Moth, SE-5 7/8 scale replica and Harvard.

Abbotsford International Airshow 2002Friday, August 9

Follow this link to view images from the static displays at Abbotsford 2002 taken Friday, August 9:

Flying Events

USAF Heritage Flight

Julie Clark in the T-34 Mentor.

Chris Avery in the TS-11 Iskra.

Manfred Radius performs the incredible inverted ribbon cut in his sailplane.

SE-5 7/8 scale replica, Tiger Moth and Fleet Finch from the Langley Museum of Flight.

Thunderbird diamond.

The Hot Side

The 2002 CF-18 West demo aircraft was painted in this incredible paint scheme to recognize 20 years of Hornet service in the Canadian Armed Forces. The overall grey CF-18 is the support aircraft.

A-10 Thunderbolt West Coast demo team from Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

F-15 Eagle West Coast demo team from Eglin AFB, FL.

Thunderbirds

TS-11 Iskra

Bud Granley's Yak-55

Ellsworth Getchell and his Hawker Sea Fury are becoming regulars at Abbotsford.

Langley Museum of Flight's Fleet Finch, Tiger Moth, SE-5 7/8 scale replica and Harvard.

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Back to Abbotsford 2002 Main Page

Abbotsford International Airshow 2002
Friday, August 9