The annual Abbotsford Airshow was held this year from August 7th to 9th. I went on the Saturday and what is usually a sweltering August weekend for the show turned out to be an overcast and almost chilly day. This was probably better because I would have never lasted the five plus hours that we spent there in the blazing sun. The only downside to an overcast day and shooting airplanes flying in the sky is that everything throws your metering way off and your pictures turn out looking like you shot the planes against a pure white background. They had some static displays on the ground of fighter planes such as the A-10 Thunderbolts, CF-18 Hornets and F-15E Strike Eagles to name a few. Also on display were some huge military cargo planes. For the actual aerial show there were displays of CF-18 Hornets, F-16 Fighting Falcons, F/A-18F Super Hornets and some special highlights were the Heritage flight that had the P-51 Mustang "Impatient Virgin" and CF-18 Hornet together and also the show finale with the CAF Snowbirds. Here are some shots from the airshow.
