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The USAF C-17 Demo team will be returning this year for flying displays.

Sorry for the rabbit trail (not specifically airshow related) but the Abbotsford Airport is hosting the annual "The Sky's No Limit / She is Anything" event this weekend - 27 & 28 April.
The last few years have seen quite an impressive number of military statics fly in for the event.
I wonder if anyone knows what might be confirmed for this year?
thanks

B-17F Flying Fortress "Ye Olde Pub", Vought F4U-7 Corsair, Grumman F8F Bearcat, and North American P-51D Mustang added as performers.

JA Boomer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:31 pm B-17F Flying Fortress "Ye Olde Pub", Vought F4U-7 Corsair, Grumman F8F Bearcat, and North American P-51D Mustang added as performers.

B-17 is static only.

Not a bad announcement today and I'm looking forward to a P-51 that's not Val-Halla. Nothing against it but it's tiresome to see the same aircraft year after year. I'm hoping we get some refreshing statics and performers since this show is starting to get pretty stale. Same fastback's every year, same heavies, same warbirds, same show year after year. I was hopeful that this year being RCAF 100 we'd have more international participation especially after there being such hype from the show of international participation happening at this years show. It's hard to remain hopeful when many other shows are getting international acts. I guess the only hope is international statics at this point which I would gladly take. I understand that the show gets ridiculed for announcing stuff and then it cancels and they can't help that. Personally, I think it would help if they showed who they invited because it takes the ball out of their court. Airshows that do that typically don't have backlash that something didn't come and instead it shows that the airshow actually tried to go above and beyond whereas Abby takes the cloak and dagger approach of secrecy and that's where a good chuck of their problem lies. Roughly 3 months to the show so hopefully more announcements happen and ones that actually provide hype for the show.

angel2281 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:47 pm Sorry for the rabbit trail (not specifically airshow related) but the Abbotsford Airport is hosting the annual "The Sky's No Limit / She is Anything" event this weekend - 27 & 28 April.
The last few years have seen quite an impressive number of military statics fly in for the event.
I wonder if anyone knows what might be confirmed for this year?
thanks

This is the list for now. Everything is subject to change.
KC-10
KC-135 x4
KC-46
C-17 x2
C-5
C-130H
C-130J
T-38 x2
F-18 x2
F-16 x2
F-15 x4
A-10 x4
C-12
P-3
P-8
CH-148
CH-149
UH-1
UH-60
MH-60
MH-65
AH-64E
AH-1Z x2
UH-1Y x2

Geez even if half that stuff shows up it'll be cool. Too bad about the forecast.

I'm skeptical about the KC-10, I thought they were basically already withdrawn from service as of March?

Also when's the last time we've seen (other than cascade KC-130 or Fat Albert) a USMC aircraft on display in Abbotsford? 2004 ish maybe?

Those F-15's could be strike eagles. I know Mountain Home has a few female pilots/WSOs based there

VIMY21 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:55 am This is the list for now. Everything is subject to change.

Great Scott! Can we merge these events, lol. That's awesome, good for them!

Bingofuel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:34 pm I'm skeptical about the KC-10, I thought they were basically already withdrawn from service as of March?

I think they're around until September.

Bingofuel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:34 pmAlso when's the last time we've seen (other than cascade KC-130 or Fat Albert) a USMC aircraft on display in Abbotsford? 2004 ish maybe?

Nothing on this list: viewtopic.php?p=42471#p42471

Yes, I believe 2004 had an AV-8B.