Snowbirds
The Snowbirds are a Canadian national icon, a symbol of pride and unity for all Canadians. The Snowbirds, who first performed in July of 1971, operated on a year to year basis for seven years, before being finally established as a permanent squadron on 1 April, 1978. The Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Team was then renamed 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron. The Snowbirds have flown the CT-114 Tutor jet since 1971. The aircraft was designed and built in Canada and was used by the Canadian Forces as its basic pilot training aircraft until 2000. The jets are painted in a distinctive red and white paint scheme symbolic of Canada's national flag. As members of the nation's military, the Snowbirds are proud to fly Canada's colours across North America.
“I can’t emphasize enough how prestigious this is for the Beloit and Janesville area” Said Morgan. In 2009 the Thunderbirds and Snowbirds only performed together once and that was on Memorial Day Weekend over the Harbor in New York in front of a crowd of ½ million people! We’re fortunate to have dedicated volunteers and sponsors that help us produce a show of the caliber and to be seen as capable of handling such an arduous task.”
AirFEST will be looking for more volunteers to help handle what is likely to be a record crowd. For more information on Southern Wisconsin AirFEST, call 608.754.5405.
Snowbirds
The Snowbirds are a Canadian national icon, a symbol of pride and unity for all Canadians. The Snowbirds, who first performed in July of 1971, operated on a year to year basis for seven years, before being finally established as a permanent squadron on 1 April, 1978. The Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Team was then renamed 431 (Air Demonstration) Squadron. The Snowbirds have flown the CT-114 Tutor jet since 1971. The aircraft was designed and built in Canada and was used by the Canadian Forces as its basic pilot training aircraft until 2000. The jets are painted in a distinctive red and white paint scheme symbolic of Canada's national flag. As members of the nation's military, the Snowbirds are proud to fly Canada's colours across North America.
“I can’t emphasize enough how prestigious this is for the Beloit and Janesville area” Said Morgan. In 2009 the Thunderbirds and Snowbirds only performed together once and that was on Memorial Day Weekend over the Harbor in New York in front of a crowd of ½ million people! We’re fortunate to have dedicated volunteers and sponsors that help us produce a show of the caliber and to be seen as capable of handling such an arduous task.”
AirFEST will be looking for more volunteers to help handle what is likely to be a record crowd. For more information on Southern Wisconsin AirFEST, call 608.754.5405.