Besides the classic performances – the RCAF’s Snowbirds demonstration squadron and CF-18 fighter jet – special guests will be on hand to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Canada’s air force.
For the first time, the U.K. Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, will join the event Saturday and Sunday, shooting white, red and blue smoke in a half-hour performance.
On Friday, a drone “symphony in the sky” is set to wow crowds. On Saturday, the U.S. army Golden Knights parachute team will make their London debut, showing off their parachuting skills with demonstrations and competitions.
A bigger-than-ever ground display will give plane fans a chance to see dozens of aircraft. A new area, the “Falcon’s Nest,” will feature F-16 Fighting Falcons from various U.S. bases, a nod to the fighter jet’s 50th anniversary.
On Sunday, the Red Arrows’ support aircraft, a giant Airbus Military A400M Atlas turboprop transport, will wrap up the event with a farewell flyby before heading back home to the U.K.