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A lot of you have asked to see the square loop from inside the cockpit. Here it is! 4 x 90 degree turns.
#cf18demo
#squareloop
#weeeee
@wctairshow
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to remember Capt Jenn Casey, our 2018 PAO and Narrator. We join her family and friends,
@CFSnowbirds
,
@RCAF_ARC
and all of Canada in mourning this devastating loss. The world lost a very bright light. Rest easy Jenn,
#wehavethewatch
now
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It’s not every day you get to fly with a piece of living history. Some shots of us and one of only 2 flying Lancasters in the world. A special special thanks to our photographers Snowbird 10 Captain Blake McNaughton, Snowbird 11 Captain Robbie Hindle, and Patrick Cardinal.
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In tribute to the many Canadians lost during the pandemic and in honour of the role we now get to play as a part of
#OpInspiration
, the missing 9th Snowbird from our tail art can be found on the bottom of our jet, represented by the signature
@CFSnowbirds
SPEEDBIRD. 1/3
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We took our beautiful NORAD 60
#CF18Demo
jet up for a sortie yesterday. A few of our 4 Wing Cold Lake friends who ‘have the watch’ joined us.
We are incredibly excited to head off to 19 Wing Comox for spring training. See you there
@CFSnowbirds
!📷 Mike Reyno
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#fighterfriday
VFR flight along the BC coast.
#officeview
#noordinaryjob
#pilotlife
📷 Instagram user: hom409
#rcaf
@RCAF_ARC
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Longest night of the year? Good!
#afterburnernightlight
#alldaytwilightshow
#32000poundsofwarmth
#throwalogonthosesparks
#fighterfriday
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#twilightshow
@RCAF_ARC
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Let’s just hold 7 G for this whole manœuvre shall we? 😬
#minimumradiusturn
#moregplease
#ouch
#workout
📷CenturyHornet Videos
#cf18demo
#arc
#norad60
@RCAF_ARC
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The jet for the upcoming season is headed to 1 Air Maintenance Squadron at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, where the talented techs will give it a full body paint job celebrating the RCAF Centennial in 2024. Here’s a quick sneak peek of what’s to come.
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Counting down the days till
#vapeoff
season!
#hurryupsummer
#airshowseason
#moregsplease
#makingclouds
#vapes
📷
@LockedOnPhoto
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We’re excited to share with you the 2021 CF-18 Demo Jet!
A BIG thank you to the paint crew from the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS) at 8 Wing Trenton for all of their hard work bringing the 2021 design to life.
#StrongAtHome
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#TakeOffTuesday
wouldn’t be complete without some awesome shots of Glib launching the
#Canada150
jet off the runway and into his
#CF18Demo
routine! Here are some of our favourite shots taken by photographers throughout this year’s demo season.
#RCAF
#avgeek
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How did we get all the way to California from Bagotville? We hitched a ride with a
@RCAF_ARC
435 Squadron Hercules tanker! Thanks for the gas!
#7hourtransit
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Okay, okay! Just one more post of us flying with the
@CWHM
Lancaster. Here's Porcelain's
#officeview
!
#cf18demo
#hamilton
#toronto
#brantford
#avgeek
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Launching into another week 🚀
#motivationmonday
#liftoff
#afterburner
• 📷 Hornet Productions
#cf18demo
#rcaf
@RCAF_ARC
@QuesnelSkyFest
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Dirty rolling into
#fighterfriday
with two perspectives
#totallynormaltakeoff
#letitroll
#landinggeardown
#flashback
@RCAF_ARC
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Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 • 📷
@HeyesDerek
#canadaday
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#canadaflag
#mapleleaf
#truenorthstrongandfree
@RCAF_ARC
@CanadianForces
@Canada
@CanadaNATO
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It was a hot one at Aero Gatineau-Ottawa today... so we tried to make some clouds!
#allthevapes
#cf18demo
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We are so excited to be heading to the United Kingdom in 5 days to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
@RoyalAirForce
Catch us at
@yeoviltonairday
and
@airtattoo
#cf18demo
#unitedkingdom
#airshowseason
#raf100
📸 Mike Luedey
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Transiting by yourself can get a bit lonely, we figured we’d join up with our friends on the way to
@AbbyAirshow
. This is the way to see Vancouver Harbour!
@CFSnowbirds
#cf18demo
#smokenow
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Happy
#fighterfriday
! We are so excited to share these incredible photos by Cpl Krystal Wilson. What a fantastic way to show our
#tothestars
theme! 👍🤩
📷Cpl Krystal Wilson
#WeAreNATO
#kilroywashere
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#airpower
#hornet
#cf18
#military
#militaryjet
#fighterjet
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In case you haven't heard, 409 Squadron is in
#Comox
- which means some unreal
@HeyesDerek
and
@LeadingEdge_A_P
photos! 🤙
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#cf18
#hornet
#avgeek
@RCAF_ARC
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We went for a drive in the English countryside today.
#cf18demo
#norad60
#raf100
#unitedkingdom
📸 Cpl Ryan Moulton
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This is why you always choose a window seat!
#gasandgo
#refueling
#canyousendoutsomepretzels
Five CF-18 Hornets returning home from their deployment in Romania on Operation REASSURANCE.
#airtoair
#aviation
#NATO
#operations
#hornet
📷 Cpl Steeven Maltais - 2016/2017 Demo Team
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#formationfriday
with Dragon Flight during their flyby over
#Calgary
!🇨🇦 🇸🇬
CT-155 Hawk Crew
1. Capt Dave "Grinder" Holland / Maj Julian "Jules" Daintree 2. Capt Rob Ofstie / LTA Brandon Chua 3. Capt Shao "Deadeye" Sim / LTA Jacob Chua 4. Capt Gabor Meszaros / LTA Rachel Wong
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No pressure...
#whatlikeitshard
#nobigdeal
#justignorethecamera
📷 Sean Costello
@SeanInMotion
#airtoair
#refueling
#cf18demo
#rcaf
@RCAF_ARC
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Just a little reposition during practice yesterday.... around the
@TourCNTower
!
#toronto
#the6ix
@ciastoronto
#weeeee
#letsgototheex
#officeviews
#cntowe
#cntower
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After a successful night of tracking/escorting
#Santa
with NORAD we’re feeling festive and thankful for everyone who isn’t able to be home today because they’re busy keeping us safe. Time to celebrate with family & friends!
#weSTILLhavethewatch
#evenonxmas
@NORADCommand
@RCAF_ARC
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Wondering what our 2020 demo pilot is up to right now?
#officeview
#backseat
• 📷 Capt Dan “Delouse” Deluce
#airpower
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#airtoair
#militaryexercise
#wintertraining
#miramar
#cali
@RCAF_ARC
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Ending
#2018
with a bang! We had a blast celebrating
#norad60
with you and can’t wait to see you all again in
#2019
.
#happynewyear
#nye
#aviation
#fireworks
#cf18demo
@RCAF_ARC
@LeadingEdge_A_P
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🔈Pulling G and making noise with the
#ladyinred
!
#throwbackthursday
• 📷 Cpl Steeven Maltais
⠀
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#turnandburn
#canada150
#redjet
#jetnoise
@RCAF_ARC
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#DYK
that for the 3rd year in a row we’ll be the only military jet demo team in NA with a female narrator? Capt Halliwell became the 1st female voice of the
#cf18demo
in 2017, Capt Casey followed in 2018 & you’ll meet our 2019 voice soon
#InternationalWomensDay
#fighterfriday
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#mondaymotivation
with an eight-pack of hornets and a CC-130H Hercules during Ex PUMA STRIKE 2016.
#floridakeys
#airpower
• 📷 2015 CF-18 Demo Pilot Capt Denis “Cheech” Beaulieu
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#airtoair
#florida
#fortjefferson
@RCAF_ARC
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For
#takeofftuesday
we give you Humza’s final takeoff in the 2019 Demo Team jet yesterday from
@PtboAirport
✈️🤙
#goodbyeairshows
#finalfarewell
#tothestars
#WeAreNATO
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Reflecting on our week and this stunning paint scheme • 📷 Jean-Yves Duplessis
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#2012
#truenorthstrongandfree
#northerncanada
#northernheritage
#auroraborealis
@RCAF_ARC
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Just when you thought
#twilight
shows couldn’t get any better!
#throwingsparks
#tailhooklanding
#onlyinourtwilightshow
#cf18demo
📷 Louis-Jacques Barbeau
@RCAF_ARC
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#riseandshine
Monday! Airshow season is just around the corner...
#motivationmonday
• 📷 Mark Shular
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Afterburners lighting up your
#saturday
!
#turnandburn
#moregplease
📷 Krystal Wilson Instagram: krystalphotos
@RCAF_ARC
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Successful night of tracking& escorting
#Santa
with NORAD! Feeling festive & thankful for everyone who isn’t able to be home today because they’re busy keeping our skies safe. Time to celebrate!
#merrychristmas
#happyholidays
#NORADTracksSanta
#weSTILLhavethewatch
#evenonxmas
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Even though
@CIASToronto
was down at the
#Toronto
waterfront, it didn't stop Glib from putting on a show at
@TorontoPearson
📷Ken Lin
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It's
#fighterfriday
! Crank up your sound! Here's the NORAD60
#cf18demo
jet flying with 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron over Cold Lake earlier this month.
Thanks for the epic video
@matchproductns
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#ThrowbackThursday
on this
#FlagDay
to flying what was basically a giant Canadian flag on our
#CF18Demo
jet! Still can’t believe the amazing reaction to our
#Canada
jet from people all over the world. Proud to represent Canada and all Canadians.
Photo by Deane Crilley
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The wait is over. Here it is, the artwork for this year’s
#CF18Demo
jet! Join us for the 2019 season. Celebrate
#NATO70
and light the pathway
#tothestars
across Canada! ✨💫🚀
@RCAF_ARC
@csa_asc
@CanadaNATO
@NATO
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#sundayfunday
...and what’s more fun than rolling a
#hornet
upside down on takeoff?
#theanswerisnothing
#wee
#dirtyroll
#cf18demo
📷 instagram user: julien_dorion
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You’re going to want to turn this one up. A 50,000 ft per minute climb summed up in one word - yeehaw
#unrestrictedverticalclimb
#upupandaway
#800ftpersecond
#cf18demo
#narratorgoals
📷 Instagram user
@cc11368
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We are saying goodbye to our west coast technicians. They logged many kms in their trailer & often worked magic so the NORAD60 jet could keep flying. Thanks for the hard work and the laughs on the road, guys! Today we’ll hear from each of them one last time.
#techtakeovertuesday
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Pretty stoked to be in
#Toronto
! Come on down to the waterfront for
#LabourDayWeekend
. We'll be putting on a show with a few friends.
#The6ix
#letsgototheex
@CFSnowbirds
@AFThunderbirds
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As we prepare for the upcoming season where we’ll be celebrating the RCAF’s Centennial, today we are happy to announce the schedule for the 2024 CF-18 Demonstration Team.
#CF1Demo
#rcaf2024arc
@RCAF_ARC
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She may be a beauty but she shreds like a beast
#ladyinred
#vapeoff
📷 Instagram user: bwalwork
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The first manoeuvre in our
#cf18demo
show is the take-off dirty roll. Here’s Porcelain’s
#officeview
.
Music:
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#flyinginformation
since the beginning! 🐝 🐦
#justmissingredflightsuits
#friendsforever
#superLA
📷 Ken Lin
@CFSnowbirds
@RCAF_ARC
#throwbackthursday
#cf18demo
#cfsnowbirds
#2002
#rcaf
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One of these things is not like the others...What better way to mark
#Canada150
, both
#RCAF
teams
#FlyingInFormation
inspiring 🇨🇦together!
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We are pleased to announce Capt. Caleb ‘Tango’ Robert as the pilot for the 2024 CF-18 Demonstration Team. Tango will wow audiences during the 2024 air show season, flying his CF-18 Hornet in celebration of the
#RCAF
Centennial .
#CF1Demo
#rcaf2024arc
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We don’t care what the groundhogs say...we are done with winter.
#comeonspring
#hurryupairshowseason
#groundhogday
• 📷
@patcardphoto
@CFSnowbirds
#cf18demo
#rcaf
#cfsnowbirds
@RCAF_ARC
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Let’s get some
#motivation
into your
#monday
!
#jetsonjets
#airpower
#rcaf
📷 Mike Reyno
@skiesmag
@RCAF_ARC
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We are pleased to announce Capt. Jesse Haggart-Smith as the pilot for the 2022 CF-18 Demo Team. Capt. Haggart-Smith will wow audiences during the 2022 air show season, flying his CF-18 Hornet commemorating RCAF fighter aircraft operations at home and abroad.
#CF18Demo
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😍 Can we take a moment to appreciate these epic shots from last night’s twilight show at
@abbyairshow
... 📸 Deon H. J. Wilner
#cf18demo
#abbotsford
#fighterjet
#afterburner
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2018 had some pretty amazing moments but we still can’t get over this.
#livinghistory
#bucketlist
#warplanes
#cf18demo
#avrolancaster
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Hey Maritimers! We have a surprise for you 😏 Capt Deluce will be doing
#opinspiration
flybys over a city near you during the next 3️⃣ days.
Keep an eye on our accounts for updated locations and timings!
#eastcoast
#newbrunswick
#pei
#newfoundland
#novascotia
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This looks like a pretty good spot for a 360 degree turn and a high alpha loop... don't miss the last day of Canadian International Air Show tomorrow from 12-3!
#cf18demo
#SundayFunday
#LabourDayWeekend
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Let’s start off the day with a
#ThrowbackThursday
— some beautiful shots over the English countryside shot out the back of the Aviation PhotoCrew skyvan!
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Flight Lieutenant Don MacFadyen was a Mosquito pilot with the RCAF’s 418 (Intruder) Squadron and took part in the invasion of Normandy. Our uniforms may have changed, but then, as now, Canada’s military defended our values at home and abroad.
#DDay75
#weremember
#canadaremembers
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Sometimes it’s the little things - just a pilot and his jet sharing a few quiet moments before tearing up the skies.
#calmbeforethestorm
#breathe
#manandmachine
📷Edward Tataryn
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There’s a
#vapeoff
challenge making the rounds on Instagram. We think 30+ seconds of straight vapes takes the cake though. Throwing it back to 2017 with Glib and the high alpha loop!
#throwbackthursday
#nothingvapeslikeahornet
#ladyinred
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This shot though. 😍
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High speed pass at sunset during the
@AbbyAirshow
twilight show!
#throwbackthursday
#afterburner
• 📷 Danny Vital
#cf18demo
#rcaf
@RCAF_ARC
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When your jet matches the
#sunset
🙌
#instaaviation
#photography
#2016
#BCATP
#cf18demo
#hornet
📷 GR Aviation
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This video is proof that yes, we do in fact expect all foreign visitors to bring skates and take part in some 🇨🇦 pastimes during their visit. It’s on our customs requirements. What’s weird is that
@99Sqn
forgot the skates for their C17...🤔
#shouldknowbetter
#welcometocanada
After a freezing rain shower swept across the airfield, this crew landing in Canada were literally skating on thin ice! 🥶 ⛸✈️🇨🇦
#99Sqn
#Canada
#FreezingRain
#IceRink
#NoOrdinaryJob
#C17
#RAF
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Who's ready for a twilight show? Come on out to
@AirshowLondon
tonight for some evening afterburner! 📸 Daniel Gorun
#cf18demo
#fridaynight
#londonontario
#cyxu
#norad60
#twilight
#sunset
#airshow
#avgeek
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Throwback to some amazing shots of the
#Canada150
jet in YQQ. Check our schedule to see it in person!
📷Mike Reyno
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