Abbotsford International Airshow

Military

	CAF Snowbirds - The Snowbirds, Canada's national aerobatic team, fly nine Canadian designed and built CT-114 Tutors. Visit their website

CAF Skyhawks - The Canadian Forces Parachute Team, the Skyhawks, are renowned for their signature Canopy Relative Work parachute performance. Visit their website

	CF-18 Hornet - Tactical demonstration of Canada's front line jet fighter. The Hornet's primary roles include air defence, training, tactical support, and air superiority. Visit their website

Hawk One - Centennial Heritage Flight - Hawk One, an F-86 Sabre in the colours of the famed Golden Hawks aerobatic team, will be displayed at Abbotsford in 2009 to commemorate 100 years of powered flight in Canada. Hawk One will be flown at Abbotsford by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. Visit the Vintage Wings of Canada web page for information on the choreography of the Hawk One aerial demonstration Visit their website	Photo Credit: Peter Handley - for more visit Peter's gallery

	C-17 Globemaster - TThe C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo, and it can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions. The Canadian Forces utilize four C-17s which are known as the the CC-177 in Canada. The example performing at the show comes to us from the United States Air Force. Visit their website

F-16 Fighting Falcon - The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly manoeuvrable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. The F-16 demo team returns to Abbotsford after a one year absence. Visit their website

	F/A-18F Super Hornet - The F/A-18F Super Hornet has replaced the F-14 Tomcat as US Navy's top-line jet fighter aircraft. The Super Hornet is extremely maneuverable, which will be quite evident during its display. The Super Hornet returns to Abbotsford for the third consecutive year. Visit their website

USAF Heritage Flight - The USAF Heritage Flight program was established in 1997 to display the evolution of United States Air Force airpower. The 2008 Heritage Flight consists of an F-16 Fighting Falcon and a WWII era P-51 Mustang. Visit their website

	US Navy Legacy Flight - Formation flight of an F/A-18F Super Hornet and a Korean and Vietnam War era A-1 Skyraider. Visit their website

CAF Assault Demo - The 39th Canadian Brigade Group will provide an impressive ground demonstration to display the capabilities of personnel and equipment with air support provided by a pair of CF-18s. Visit their website

	MH-65 Dolphin - The folks from United States Coast Guard at Port Angeles, WA, are bringing back to Abbotsford their impressive Dolphin helicopter to display the Search and Rescue capabilities of both helicopter and crew. Visit their website

Warbirds

	T-6 Texan - Bud Granley displays his T-6 Texan, painted in the colours of the RCAF Golden Hawks. Visit their website

MiG-17 Fresco - Making its aerial performance debut at Abbotsford is the MiG-17 Fresco. The MiG-17 at the Abbotsford Airshow has been restored in the markings of the Polish Air Force. Visit their website

	P-51 Mustang - The range, speed and high altitude capabilities of the P-51 enabled Allied forces to escort bombers far deeper into enemy territory than any other fighter aircraft during WWII. This allowed the continuation and fruition of the American Bomber force's tactic of precision daylight bombing. Visit their website

A-1 Skyraider - The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was a U.S. single-seat attack bomber during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. The Skyraider at Abbotsford comes from the Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham. Visit their website

	A-26 Invader - The A-26 Invader first flew in 1942 and served at the end of World War II as a light attack bomber . The example at Abbotsford served in a fire fighting capacity with Air Spray until 2004 before being acquired by the Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum. An A-26 Invader has not been seen in the skies over Abbotsford since the late 1980s. Visit their website

Hawker Sea Fury - The Sea Fury at Abbotsford in 2009 is painted in the colours of the Royal Canadian Navy harkening back to it's wartime heritage when it served in the Royal Canadian Navy. The Sea Fury served in the Korean War in the ground attack role. Visit their website

Civilian

	Kent Pietsch - Kent Pietsch flies a comedy act in his 1942 Interstate Cadet that includes extreme manoeuvres such as an aileron falling off in mid air. In addition, Kent performs a dead stick (total power off) aerobatic routine from an altitude of 6,000 feet. Visit their website

Warren Pietsch - Warren joins his brother Kent at Abbotsford for the first time flying his incredible aerobatic demonstration in his Clipped Wing Taylorcraft. Visit their website

	Granley Family Airshows - Bud and Ross Granley return to Abbotsford with their incredible dual Yak aerobatic display - Bud in the Yak 55 and Ross in the Yak 18. Visit their website

Rob Holland - Rob Holland pushes the envelope in an unrivaled performance in the MX2 Aerobatic Aircraft. Rob was the 2008 World Advanced Aerobatic Champion. 2009 is his his first visit to Abbotsford. Visit their website

	Dan Buchanan- Dan Buchanan, the 1999 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship, returns to Abbotsford with his unique hang-gliding act called "Flying Colours". Dan's display is exciting and fun and features fireworks, stirring music and a choreographed routine that exhibits his incredible piloting skills. "Flying Colours" is sure to put a smile on the face of both the young and young at heart. Visit their website

AV8FX - AV8FX will be providing pyrotechnics for the CF-18 Hornet and CAF assault demonstrations. AV8FX will also provide the always spectacular "Wall of Fire". Visit their website