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{{Short description|Aviation event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
| name               = Canadian International Air Show
| logo               =
| logo_caption       =
| image              = Snowbirds & CN Tower CIAS 2007.jpg
| caption            = The [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Snowbirds]] fly past the [[CN Tower]] during the 2007 show
| status             = <!-- e.g. defunct, active, inactive ... -->
| genre              = [[Air show]]
| dates              = September
| frequency          = Annually
| venue              = 
| location           = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|38|0|N|79|25|0|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| country            = [[Canada]]
| established        = 1946
| attendance         = 
| activity           = Aerobatic displays
| organized          = Canadian International Air Show
| website            = http://www.cias.org/
}}

The '''Canadian International Air Show''' (CIAS) is an annual [[air show]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The show is an aeronautical display of military, government and civilian aircraft, primarily from Canada and the United States. The show takes place along Toronto's waterfront for three days during the Canadian [[Labour Day#Canada|Labour Day]] weekend. The show began in 1946 and has been held at [[Exhibition Place]] since 1949.<ref name="plaque">{{Cite web|url=http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Canadian_International_Air_Show.html|title=Canadian International Air Show Historical Plaque|website=torontoplaques.com}}</ref>

==History==
Toronto was the site of numerous air shows as the city developed into a centre of air transportation and aircraft manufacturing in the early twentieth century. The Canadian International Air Show began in 1946 when the National Aeronautical Association of Canada attracted overflow crowds to a show at [[de Havilland Canada]] manufacturing plant at [[Toronto/Downsview Airport|Downsview Airport]]. The show became an annual event. The air show moved to [[Exhibition Place]] in 1949. In 1956, the air show became affiliated with the annual [[Canadian National Exhibition]] (CNE).<ref name="plaque"/>

==Present==
[[File:CF-18 and BMO (6118847670).jpg|thumb|right|[[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet]] at the 2011 show]]
[[File:Michael Wiskus in the Lucas Oil Pitts Special. (6118299773) (3).jpg|thumb|[[Pitts Special]] at the 2011 show]]
The official CIAS takes place over the [[Public holidays in Canada|Canadian Labour Day Weekend]], which coincides with the closing weekend of the CNE. The start time for the show is scheduled for 12:00&nbsp;pm with the show ending at approximately 3:00&nbsp;pm each afternoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cias.org/faq/|title=Canadian International Air Show – Toronto Air Show – Frequently Asked Questions|work=cias.org|access-date=August 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901221704/http://cias.org/faq/|archive-date=September 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The CIAS practice session is usually held on the day before the official CIAS, taking place between 10:00&nbsp;am and 2:00&nbsp;pm<ref name="hp" >{{Cite web |url=http://www.cias.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ |title=CIAS Home Page |access-date=September 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908054228/http://www.cias.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1 |archive-date=September 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The show is performed over [[Lake Ontario]] directly south of Exhibition Place. It can be best viewed from Exhibition Place or [[Ontario Place]], although the show is visible from any other lakefront site, especially [[Marilyn Bell Park]] or [[Coronation Park (Toronto)|Coronation Park]]. Performers fly in from [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Pearson]], as well as the [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|island airport]] on nearby [[Toronto Islands]].{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} Admission to the air show is free; however, viewing from Exhibition Place requires paid admission to the CNE.<ref name="faqs">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cias.org/content/view/35/45/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329001138/http://www.cias.org/content/view/35/45/|url-status=dead|title=CIAS FAQs|archivedate=March 29, 2009}}</ref>

There is no static display of aircraft.<ref name="faqs"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cias.org/content/blogcategory/16/32/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408092356/http://www.cias.org/content/blogcategory/16/32|url-status=dead|title=CIAS Show Information|archivedate=April 8, 2009}}</ref> A photo tour at Pearson had been introduced in 1993 and a full static display in 1996. Although a success, the display was cancelled by the time of the 1998 air show.<ref name="50years">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/2000-CIASHistory.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214130321/http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/2000-CIASHistory.asp|url-status=dead|title=1949–1999 CIAS at the CNE|archive-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>

In 2020, both the air show and that summer's [[Canadian National Exhibition]] were cancelled due to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNE cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/cne-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-1.4936008|last=Tsekoura|first=Phil|date=2020-05-12|website=CP24|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>  In 2021, the air show took place, even though the CNE was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/all-major-summer-events-including-cne-caribbean-carnival-cancelled-again-this-year-city-says-1.5427656|title=All major summer events, including CNE, Caribbean Carnival, cancelled again this year, city says|date=May 14, 2021|website=CP24}}</ref>

===Local opposition===
The airshow is unpopular with some nearby residents who object to the noise created by the jet fighters participating in the show and others who object to the military participation. It has been noted that the noise of the jet fighter demonstrations specifically is similar to that experienced by persons in active war zones.<ref name="star-col">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/08/25/air-show-too-traumatic-for-newcomers-who-escaped-war.html|title=Air show too traumatic for newcomers who escaped war – Toronto Star|work=thestar.com|date=August 25, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, a ''[[Toronto Star]]'' columnist noted, "that in a city with a large population of refugee newcomers and people who have experienced the trauma of war it is insulting, invasive, and violent".<ref name="star-col"/> Since 2012, during the airshow weekend, the Wikipedia article about the show has been repeatedly vandalized as a form of protest against the airshow, a phenomenon noted by the local Toronto media.<ref name="BlogTO">{{cite web |url=http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/09/someone_keeps_trolling_the_air_shows_wikipedia_page/ |title=Someone keeps trolling the Air Show's Wikipedia page |work=blogto.com |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Now">{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/think-free-blog/10-people-who-hate-the-goddamn-toronto-air-show/ |title=10 People Who Hate The Goddamn Toronto Air Show |work=Now Magazine|date=September 2, 2016 |access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>

In 2021, Toronto City Councillor [[Joe Cressy]] called for an end to the air show and in 2023, [[Mayor of Toronto|Toronto Mayor]] [[Olivia Chow]] wrote air show organizers a letter saying: "“Millions of Torontonians chose to take root in this City as a place of hope. A place of refuge. For many residents, the tremendous noise generated by high-powered jets flying overhead brings back unwanted memories of the violence and war they fled to call Toronto home.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Phillip |title=Down with the Canadian International Air Show |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/down-with-the-canadian-international-air-show/article_6561119c-661b-11ef-a7af-279bab3b67fa.html |access-date=August 31, 2024 |work=Toronto Star |date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>

According to the City of Toronto, the air show "complies with all regulations, including those published by Transport Canada relating to noise."<ref>{{cite web |website=City of Toronto |title=Complaints – aircraft noise – low flying – planes – helicopters – Canadian International Air Show noise |date=February 15, 2017 |url=https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/special-purpose-bodies-and-external-organizations/nominated-boards-external-organizations/nominated-boards-external-organizations/greater-toronto-airports-authority/complaints-aircraft-noise-low-flying-planes-helicopters-canadian-international-air-show-noise.html |access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

==Performers==
The air show is typically a mix of Canadian and United States military aircraft, private aerobatic performers and civilian aircraft flypasts. The air show is often used by the Government of Canada to display new aircraft in the use of the government, such as search and rescue aircraft. On occasion, the air show has displayed unique civilian aircraft, such as the Concorde, and military aircraft of other nations. Flypasts have often included heritage military aircraft. The air show has included demonstrations of parachuting, aerial fire fighting and search and rescue missions.

Regular performers include the [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Snowbirds]], other [[Canadian Armed Forces]] aircraft, the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF), and the [[United States Navy]] (USN).<ref name="oseven">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cias.org/content/view/14/51/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719093154/http://www.cias.org/content/view/14/51|url-status=dead|title=2007 Lineup|archivedate=July 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="oeight">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cias.org/content/view/31/51/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719093754/http://www.cias.org/content/view/31/51|url-status=dead|title=2008 Lineup|archivedate=July 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="onine">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cias.org/content/view/37/52/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907080835/http://www.cias.org/content/view/37/52|url-status=dead|title=2009 Lineup|archivedate=September 7, 2009}}</ref> Past performers have included the [[Royal Canadian Air Cadets]],<ref name="oeight"/><ref name="onine"/> the [[Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association]],<ref name="oeight"/> [[Vintage Wings of Canada]],<ref name="oseven"/> as well as private [[aerobatics]] teams,<ref name="oseven"/><ref name="oeight"/><ref name="onine"/> and [[Airline|commercial airlines]].

Notable appearances include;

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* [[Aeronautica Militare]] [[Frecce Tricolori]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[Avro Lancaster]]<ref name="ofive"/>
* [[Boeing]] [[B-17 Flying Fortress]]<ref name="ofive"/>
* [[Breitling Jet Team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cias.org/performers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812114805/http://cias.org/performers/|title=Canadian International Air Show – Toronto Air Show – Performers|archive-date=August 12, 2015|work=cias.org|access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>
* [[British Airways]] [[Concorde]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[Canadair]] [[Canadair CF-104|CF-104 Starfighter]]<ref name="ofive"/>
* Canadian Forces [[CF-18 Hornet]]<ref name="oseven"/><ref name="oeight"/><ref name="onine"/>
* [[German Air Force|Luftwaffe]] [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado]]<ref name="oone"/>
* Luftwaffe [[F-4 Phantom II]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Red Arrows]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/reds/archive02mar.html|title=deltaweb.co.uk|access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>
* RAF [[Avro Vulcan|Vulcan]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] [[Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow|CF-105 Arrow]]<ref name="50years"/>
* RCAF [[Golden Hawks]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[United States Air Force|USAF]] [[U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]<ref name="ofive">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20050816d.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113412/http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20050816d.asp|url-status=dead|title=2005 Lineup|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="oone">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20010827a.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113338/http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20010827a.asp|url-status=dead|title=2001 Lineup|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="othree">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20030814d.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113401/http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-20030814d.asp|url-status=dead|title=2003 Lineup|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref>
* USAF [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]]<ref name="nine8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-19980723b.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113437/http://www.canadianinternationalairshow.com/PressReleases/PR-19980723b.asp|url-status=dead|title=1998 Lineup|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="ofour" >{{cite web|url=http://www.ghostofaflea.com/archives/003292.html|title=Ghost of a flea|work=ghostofaflea.com|access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>
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* USAF [[B-1 Lancer]]<ref name="ofour"/>
* USAF [[B-2 Spirit]]<ref name="nine8"/>
* USAF [[Convair B-36|B-36 Peacemaker]]<ref name="50years"/>
* USAF [[B-52 Stratofortress]]<ref name="ofive"/><ref name="nine8"/>
* USAF [[F-15 Eagle]]<ref name="oone"/><ref name="othree"/>
* USAF [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]]<ref name="oseven"/><ref name="oeight"/><ref name="onine"/>
* USAF [[F-22 Raptor]]<ref name="oseven"/><ref name="onine"/>
* USAF [[F-117 Nighthawk]]<ref name="50years"/>
* USAF [[SR-71 Blackbird]]<ref name="50years"/>
* USAF [[Lockheed U-2|U-2 Dragon Lady]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] [[Harrier jump jet]]<ref name="50years"/>
* [[United States Navy|USN]] [[Blue Angels]]<ref name="onine"/>
* USN [[F-14 Tomcat]]<ref name="50years"/>
* USN [[F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A 18F Super Hornet (Rhino)]]<ref name="oseven"/>
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[[Image:CIAS 2007 Snowbirds & CN Tower.jpg|thumb|right|An [[F-22 Raptor]], [[P-51 Mustang]], and an [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] in flight during the 2007 show.]]
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==Accidents and incidents during air display==
* 1946: United States P-80 Shooting Star overstressed during aerial display with wrinkles actually appearing in the fuselage.  Aircraft was returned to Dayton on flatbed truck.<ref>Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. p. 45. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.</ref>
* September 20, 1952: [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] [[Avro Canada CF-100]] Mk.3T piloted by S/L R.D. Schultz made a 500-knot high speed pass with vertical pull up, which overstressed the aircraft. The aircraft recovered to [[CFB North Bay|North Bay]] successfully.<ref>Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. p. 89. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.</ref>
* September 19, 1953: Royal Canadian Air Force [[Canadair Sabre]] 4, piloted by S/L W.R. Greene crashed into Lake Ontario, killing the pilot.  The accident aircraft attempted loop recovery without sufficient altitude and hit Lake Ontario. A T-33 formation team also performing in the show shortened their performance due to low cloud and rain, and had entered clouds during looping manoeuvres.<ref>Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. p. 86. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.</ref>
* September 2, 1966: [[United States Navy]] [[Blue Angels]] pilot Lt. Cmdr. Dick Oliver was killed when he crashed his [[F-11 Tiger]] into a breakwater at the [[Toronto Island Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/richard-carl-oliver.htm|title=Richard Carl Oliver Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy|publisher=at ArlingtonCemetery.net|id=(Unofficial website)|access-date=July 21, 2009|archive-date=October 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014210212/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/richard-carl-oliver.htm|url-status=dead}}<!--non-RS [[WP:SPS]] website, do not use for citations -->{{better source needed|date=January 2021|reason=quotes & cites to the actual news articles are better rather than these photo copied newspaper clippings}}</ref> The airplane was travelling west-to-east across the exhibition waterfront, lost altitude and crashed. Debris injured two bystanders at the Island airport.
* September 5, 1976: A De Havilland DH-83C Fox Moth spun into Lake Ontario.  The aircraft came to rest approximately 50–75 feet (15–23&nbsp;m) from spectators on the shoreline in approximately {{convert|15|feet|m}} of water.  The pilot, Garth Martin, directed rescuers to a passenger, George Benedik, who was submerged in the wreck.  Toronto Harbour Police (THP) Leading Hand (L/H) Robert Riekstins dove into the water three times before extracting Benedik from the wreck.  Benedik was unconscious and without a pulse when loaded into a rescue boat.  Rescuers successfully revived Benedik with external heart massage and mouth to nose artificial resuscitation (due to facial injuries).  L/H Riekstins was later presented the Toronto Harbour Police Commissioners' Award of Merit medal for "heroism and dedication to duty".<ref>''The Toronto Star'', September 6, 1976 "Air crash horrifies thousands at CNE"</ref>
* September 2, 1977: A [[Fairey Firefly]] crashed after attempting to pull up after a manoeuvre. The pilot, Allen Ness, who was a founding member of the [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]], stalled the aircraft and was killed.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.adf-serials.com/n1.shtml|title = ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers – RAN N1 Fairey Firefly|access-date = April 22, 2010|last = ADF-Serials|date = April 2005|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074805/http://www.adf-serials.com/n1.shtml|archive-date = October 23, 2007|url-status = dead}}</ref>
* September 3, 1989: Canadian Forces Snowbird pilot Captain Shane Antaya died when, after a midair collision, his [[Canadair CL-41 Tutor|Canadair CT-114 Tutor]] crashed into Lake Ontario. During the same accident, team commander Major Dan Dempsey safely [[ejection seat|ejected]] from his aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.snowbirds.dnd.ca/v2/tt-le/ts-hs-eng.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510080625/http://www.snowbirds.dnd.ca/v2/tt-le/ts-hs-eng.asp|url-status=dead|title=Snowbirds Website: In Memory of Fallen Snowbirds|archive-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>
* September 2, 1995: Seven Royal Air Force crew members were killed when their [[Hawker Siddeley Nimrod|Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2P]] stalled during a low altitude turn and [[1995 Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 crash|crashed into Lake Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Accident Description British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2P| work = Aviation Safety Network
| publisher =Flight Safety Foundation| date = September 19, 2004| url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950902-0| access-date =July 21, 2009 }}</ref>
* September 6, 1998: Canadian Forces [[SkyHawks Parachute Team]] Master Corporal Andre-Luc Bisson suffered a compound leg fracture while landing during a parachute jump.  His parachute got tangled in tree branches during tricky wind conditions.  Three other members of the team landed outside the landing zone, two into spectators and one hitting a car.  The previous day a team member landed on [[Lake Shore Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444455941.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+7%2C+1998&author=Theresa+Boyle&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Air+show+paratrooper+hurt+when+team+blown+off+course | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306205345/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444455941.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+7%2C+1998&author=Theresa+Boyle&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Air+show+paratrooper+hurt+when+team+blown+off+course | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 6, 2012 | first=Theresa | last=Boyle | title=Air show paratrooper hurt when team blown off course | date=September 7, 1998 | work=Toronto Star}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents related to air show==
* August 23, 1949: During practice, two Royal Canadian Navy Seafires collided over Malton.  The commanding officer, LCdr Clifford "Clunk" Watson, and Lt. Charles Elton were killed.<ref>Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. pp, 48–51. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.</ref>
* September 5, 1957: During practice, Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.4B pulled up, flamed out, went into inverted spin and crashed.  F/Os H.R. Norris and R.C. Dougall were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://airforce.ca/awards.php?search=1&keyword=&page=560&mem=&type=rcaf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331030631/http://airforce.ca/awards.php?search=1&keyword=&page=560&mem=&type=rcaf|url-status=dead|title=Air Force Association of Canada. Search: "Norris, F/L Howard Russell"|archivedate=March 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. p. 200. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.</ref>
* September 1, 2000: En route to aerial display, Helicopter Enstrom F28A bearing registration N9244 departed Toronto City Centre Airport with a fibreglass moose, known as Bruce the Moose, under hoist. At approximately 100 feet (30&nbsp;m) the sling hook failed and the moose fell to the ground approximately 200 feet (60&nbsp;m) from the departure point, just off of airport property. Although Bruce suffered minor damage he was able to perform his duties at the air show.<ref>{{cadors-accident|2000O0825|N9244}}</ref>
* September 4, 2000: En route to aerial display, Canadian Forces Snowbird Demonstration Team (431 Squadron) departed Toronto Pearson International Airport as a formation.  Approximately 3 nautical miles (NM; 5.6&nbsp;km) east of the airport an emergency was declared, the formation turned south and climbed to approximately 3,500 feet (1067&nbsp;m).  Approximately, 6 NM (11.1&nbsp;km) south of the airport Snowbird 4 requested a landing.  Snowbird 4's tail had collided in mid-air with Snowbird 1's left wing leading edge and belly smoke tank.<ref>{{cadors-accident|2000O0831|SNOWBIRD4}}</ref><ref>[http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/dfs-dsv/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=10076 CT114172 Tutor and CT114006 Tutor], [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611174940/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/dfs-dsv/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=10076 archived] version at the [[Wayback Machine]].</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cias.org/ Canadian International Air Show]

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