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Waterloo Warbirds will take to the skies in a salute to Healthcare Workers, First Responders and Front-Line Essential Personnel doing their part to support our communities during the fight against COVID-19. Waterloo Warbirds’ Canadair T-33 Mako Shark will take flight with its signature toothy paint scheme and a trail of white smoke, in a tribute flyover of hospitals, police stations and long-term care facilities across the Region of Waterloo. The team's iconic Harvard IIB will head towards Guelph with the signature sound of her Pratt & Whitney radial engine filling the sky and laying a trail of white smoke over hospitals, police stations and long-term care facilities in tribute to those on the front lines of this pandemic. Master Corporal Matthew Cousins, one of six Canadian Armed Forces members lost in the helicopter crash during Operation REASURRANCE, will be honoured as part of the flyover of Guelph, his birthplace. Waterloo...

Members of the management team for the Waterloo Warbirds Air Show 2020 have met to discuss the impact of the current crisis on the Waterloo Warbirds Air Show, scheduled for June 26-27, 2020. In speaking with the various stakeholders involved in making such a decision, the impacts of the evolving depth of this global crisis cannot ensure a safe community event. As a result, the air show is postponed.

Whew, now where has the time gone!  This year seems to have blazed by, as our fleet has for many passengers and spectators.  2019 will be remembered as a special year for the Waterloo Warbirds. Among other things, our MiG-15 returned fully to the air following an extensive modification to the braking system that has elevated the safety of operating this aircraft to a new level. We also acquired a WWII veteran classic Harvard to enhance our pilots’ year-round training and bring the original training aircraft for warbird jets into the fleet. Some team members even traveled to EAA Airventure 2019 in OshKosh, and they caught the OshKosh fever! Our flying season extended this year with flights launching right to the end of November! And is showing no signs of stopping. Passengers continue to travel to us from far and wide to enjoy the thrill of flight in classic jets...