Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor jets fly in Canadian International Air Show one last time
Video from the channel CityNews about Canadair CT-114 Tutor, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 11:30. Language: English. Video type: Air show.
Event and team
CityNews broadcasts live coverage of the final day of the 77th Canadian International Air Show. The show was held at the CNE grounds, by Toronto's Lakeshore, over the Labour Day weekend. The coverage focuses on the Snowbirds, the Canadian Armed Forces' aerobatic team, made up of about 80 people. It was their last performance at this show with the CT-114 Tutor.
What is shown
The nine-aircraft formation performs over the lake, with Toronto's skyline in the background, and at one point traces a heart with smoke. Between passes, a reporter talks with the crowd gathered outside the grounds. A spectator recalls that her father used to take her every summer as a child and experiences the farewell as the end of a family tradition.
The aircraft on display
The presenters recall that the Tutor has been used in air displays since the 1960s and will be retired that same year. The Snowbirds' fleet will be grounded until the replacement aircraft arrive, sometime in the 2030s. They also announce two more appearances: a flypast over the CN Tower the following day, for its 50th anniversary, and the last one at the Grey Cup in November in Calgary.