Exercise Trident Fury took place over and around Vancouver Island from May 8 to 19 and involved the Armed Forces of Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The photographs below were taken on May 10th at Victoria International Airport which was host to 6 F-15 Eagles, 2 E-2 Hawkeyes, 4 Alpaha Jets and an E-3 Sentry for the duration of the exercise.
Morning launch of 4 F-15 Eagles from Tyndall AFB, Florida.
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Some commercial traffic at Victoria International while waiting for recovery of the F-15s as well as a E-2 Hawkeye.
 Air Canada Jazz CRJ-100 |
 Air Canada Jazz CRJ-100 |
 Air Canada Jazz CRJ-100 |
 Cessna 208 |
 WestJet 737-700 |
 Cessna 185 |
Recovery of the Eagles and Hawkeye.
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More commercial traffic prior to the afternoon launch.
 Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 |
 Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 |
 Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 |
 Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 |
 Hawker Siddeley HS-125 |
 Hawker Siddeley HS-125 |
 Beech B300 |
 Coastal Pacific EMB-110 |
An E-2 Hawkeye and pair of F-15 Eagles depart for an afternoon mission.
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The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located at Victoria International Airport. A couple of the many aircraft on display are an A-26 Invader; still in markings from its career as a fire fighter for Conair Aviation, and a Sikorsky S-55 in Royal Canadian Navy markings.
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A couple more F-15 Eagles depart Victoria International, and soon after that the two that departed earlier were recovered.
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Also based at Victoria International Airport were four ex-German Air Force Alpha Jets operated by a civilian company called Top Aces. The Alpha Jets were participating mostly in nighttime exercises and did not take to the air during my visit. I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to walk around the jets and take a few photographs.
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All images © 2006 by Chris Smallenberg