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In Pictures: Royal Canadian Air Force 'Snowbirds' in action

June 26th, 2011 by Mark Spowart
Mark Spowart
London, Canada, North America
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011: The Canadair CT-114 Tutor Jets of the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" sit on the runway prior to their flying display at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011: Pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" taxi their CT-114 Tutor jets back into position after a successful flying show at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011: Pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" taxi their CT-114 Tutor jets back into position after a successful flying show at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011: Pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" taxi their CT-114 Tutor jets back into position after a successful flying show at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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Pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" taxi their CT-114 Tutor jets back into position after a successful flying show at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011: Pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" taxi their CT-114 Tutor jets back into position after a successful flying show at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 24, 2011. The nose of a Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet used by the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" parked on the tarmac at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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The nose of a Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet used by the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" parked on the tarmac at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 25, 2011. Two of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" parked in a hanger at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" are silhouetted as they march into a hanger past two of their jets to particpate in swearing in ceremony at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" are silhouetted as they march into a hanger past two of their jets to particpate in swearing in ceremony at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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St. Thomas, Canada - June 25, 2011. The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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The two solo pilots from the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform a head-on high-speed pass at the Great Lakes International Air Show.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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June 26, 2011. St. Thomas Ontario Canada. The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas Ontario Canada.
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June 26, 2011. St. Thomas Ontario Canada. The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas Ontario Canada.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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June 26, 2011. St. Thomas Ontario Canada. The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas Ontario Canada.
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June 26, 2011. St. Thomas Ontario Canada. The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas Ontario Canada.
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The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" perform at the Great Lakes International Air Show in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
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The Royal Canadian Air Force 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, The Snowbirds, has been in existence since April 1, 1978. The team flies the CT-114 Tutor jet. The squadron performs at airshows around the world each year.

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