Canada Remembers Air Show

Canada Remembers Air Show August 2009

Avro Lancaster C-GVRA

Below are some pictures from the Canada Remembers Air Show in August 2009 taken from Saskatoon Control Tower. The fly-past was a tribute pass to the veterans and a farewell salute to the Cameco Canada Remembers Airshow.

The pictures are taken from the Saskatoon Control Tower as the crew of Avro Lancaster C-GVRA did a couple of passes at YXE and then went to Winnipeg.

The Avro Lancaster, one of the most famous bombers of World War 2 entered Saskatoon air space, went around with a low flypast at the airport and then circled around and above the city before leaving for Ontario on 3 August, 2009.

Thousands of Canadian aircrew served with the RCAF and the Lancaster Squadrons. Over 4 hundred Lancaster MK X's were built in Canada and shipped overseas for flying duty. It has a 102 foot wing span, is 70 feet long and can reach top speeds of 287 miles per hour thanks to four Rolls Royce Merlin Engines.

In the world today there are only two Lancasters still flying, C-GVRA in Canada and PA474 (the Phantom of the Ruhr) of the BBMF flight England.

Many thanks to Jim Beale from Canada for providing these excellent pictures and permission to display them on the site.

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