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The not an airshow airshow

July 5, 2009 – 11:37 pm
Posted in Integration, life as me, photography
Tagged 8 Wing, air force, air show, canada, canadian forces, cfb trenton, jets, life, photography, Uncategorized

The CFB Trenton open house was, despite official press release the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Armed Forces Weekend and Air Display was an airshow – oh was it ever! The weekend was also a tribute to the following major anniversaries:

100th Anniversary of Powered Flight in Canada

85th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force

60th Anniversary of the Memorial Gates

40th Anniversary of 8 Air Communication and Control Squadron (8ACCS)

25th Anniversary of the National Air Force Museum of Canada

Lots of images are here

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- Mike
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Also worthy of note. 50 years since the formation of the Golden Hawks aerobatic team.

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- Mountie to appear in court in officer's slaying December 30, 2009
  A Mountie who was under suspension for threatening a Mormon church official with a knife will appear in court, accused of killing an Ottawa police officer.
- U.S. had warning of plot by 'Nigerian': report December 30, 2009
  U.S. officials had intelligence before Christmas that al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen were talking about "a Nigerian" being prepared for an attack, according to reports.
- Suicide bombs kill 21 in Iraq December 30, 2009
  At least 21 people were killed and the provincial governor of Anbar province was injured when explosions rocked central Iraq on Wednesday.
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- QHC consultant deemed local newsmaker of the year December 28, 2009
  He made headlines in the Spring and continues to lead the news well into the New Year. The Quinte Broadcasting news team has selected Graham Scott…..the provincially-appointed Supervisor at Quinte Healthcare as its Newsmaker of the Year for 2009. In April, Scott was hired to address governance and financial issues at the hospitals in Belleville, [...] […]
- Teams working at retaining industry in Quinte December 28, 2009
  2009 certainly could have been a better year on the local industrial scene in Quinte, but hope springs eternal. Despite losing some manufacturing plants, the C.E.O. of the Quinte Economic Development Commission, Chris King, says they and Loyalist College, are working hard to keep existing industry here. Chris King says there are several companies looking at […]
- Brighton mayor has high hopes for 2010 December 28, 2009
  Brighton Mayor Chris Herrington has high hopes for the municipality in 2010. Herrington mentioned just a few of her goals in a year-end interview with our newsroom. Herrington also predicts a rebound in housing starts, to at least one-hundred in 2010, Brighton will recruit one more new doctor, and 75 per cent of the [...]
- Carbon monoxide detector saves Belleville family December 28, 2009
  The Belleville Fire Department is crediting a carbon monoxide alarm with keeping a Kensington Crescent family healthy. The carbon monoxide alarm went off Saturday evening, and the fire department had the Mother and her two young children checked for CO2 levels at Belleville hospital. Only minimal traces were found in their blood. [...]
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- Gingko Doesn't Slow Cognitive Decline in Elderly December 29, 2009
  Having trouble remembering to take your Ginkgo supplement ? The pills themselves might not help with that forgetfulness--or any other age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study published online Tuesday in JAMA , The Journal of the American Medical Association . [More]
- What a Colored Square Taught Me About Defeating Fear December 29, 2009
  Every time that a colored square appeared on the monitor in front of me, I braced for pain. Early into the 10-minute session as a subject of this experiment, I learned that about half of the times that I saw that square, I received a low-voltage shock, via a bar strapped to my right wrist. I also learned that every time I saw a square of a different, "g […]
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