All eyes skyward for RCAF 90th

This young fellow sits in the pilot’s seat of a CC-150 Polaris with a perfect view of some of the other aircraft on display at the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton RCAF 90th Anniversary Open House and Air display Saturday.

8 Wing/CFB Trenton hosted an open house and air show Saturday, May 31 in celebration of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 90th anniversary.

The day included aircraft and military displays, a flying air display involving 11 Canadian Armed Forces and RCAF historical aircraft.

– Photos by Ross Lees –

A search and rescue demonstration was part of the successful and entertaining 8 Wing/CFB Trenton 90th Anniversary Open House and Air Display Saturday under perfect weather conditions.

This Harvard aircraft was a popular part of the air show Saturday.

Those attending the 8Wing/CFB Trenton RCAF 90th anniversary Open House and Air Display spent a lot of the time with their eyes and cameras pointed at the sky during the air show Saturday.

This SAR Tech makes a perfect landing under watchful eyes at the air show Saturday.

Troops from CFB Trenton lead by Wing Commander Col. David Lowthian march over the bridge at Trenton on the way to the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial to kick off Saturday’s 8 Wing/CFB Trenton’s RCAF 90th Anniversary Open House and Air Display.

Photographers were able to get rare shots of this P-51 Mustang at Saturday’s air show at CFB Trenton.

Spectators strained their necks as they watched the spectacular air show Saturday.

A piper salutes during the ceremony at the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial Saturday morning.

This young family awaits a tour the flight deck of the mighty Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton RCAF 90th Anniversary Open House and Air Display Saturday at CFB Trenton.