Abbotsford News, August 09, 2012

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Celebrating 50 years of Airshow

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Abbotsford International Airshow takes off Friday through Sunday

A15 The Rockin’ River Music Fest brings top country talent to Mission

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This weekend brings the city to a full half century of the Abbotsford International Airshow. The Abbotsford Flying Club was formed in 1961, and put on its first air show the following year with $700 in seed money from the Abbotsford Rotary Club. Some 14,000 spectators attended, seeing the “Red Baron” in a Fokker Triplane and other aircraft. In year two the attendance doubled. This single event has given the city a character it would not otherwise enjoy. In Abbotsford to help celebrate the milestone are the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the CF Skyhawks parachute team. The civilian performers include the Red Bull Airforce Squirrel Suit Flyers and the Indy Boys with a jet-powered school bus. The gates open each day at 8 a.m., when visitors can see the Canadian Museum of Flight and static displays, and the action begins at 11 a.m. with the singing of the national anthems.

A5 Local Sikhs will hold remembrance event for Wisconsin victims

REBUILDING PLAYGROUND A12 A fundraising event will raise $10,000 to restore burned playground at Swift elementary

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have been a crowd favourite at the Abbotsford International Airshow and are back this year.

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