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Jay Langley
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It’s a great place Jay, with some lovely aircraft, although I think quite a few of them have been grounded this year?

Not really sure Mike…I know that the Corsair, the F86 and the Hurricane where at the CWHM airshow in June…….the Mustang and P40 where flying for the welcome home of Lancaster VR – A…..others are being worked on, same as anywhere I guess…..here we seem to have somewhat of a shortage of qualified for the type pilots….( pilot of the Hurricane is a WW2 Veteran!)…even for the CWHM….extensive logbooks and deep pockets seem to be needed in many cases…….regardless…….YES it is a great place….and like CWHM it is very hands on…… paid flights etc…….lots of school groups and cadets, scouts etc…….

to be fair……for a day not to forget…..one could do the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa..( WONDERFUL all indoors displayed aircraft…pre WW1 to modern CF188 Hornets….including a fully restored ( it was FLOWN there and put on display) Lancaster, and some rather rare ( to us anyway) German aircraft too….Me 163 Komet, HE 162 Volksjager Salamander, and a complete Me 109 E, etc)……then a short drive to the Vintage Wings Canada…….full day for sure…but do able!….

Cheers……Hope maybe some of you all from the UK , Europe etc.get a chance to see what Ontario offers in Warbirds……