| The Idea |
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The main goal of this trip was to
see some Canadian T-33 en CH113 before they went out of service.
With seeing the logs of the Nova Scotia international airs how over
the last years the idea of the trip was born
On the east coast of Canada there is also the possibility to do some
American bases in the area. During the planning of this trip where
able to arrange several visits to bases in Canada and the USA. This
to an amount that we had to choice where to go.
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| The planning |
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We had originally planned to do this trip in 2003. The aim was to go to Japan and do the air show in Korea to get the most out of the trip.
For several reasons it was not possible to go in 2003, so we opted for a second go in 2005. Talking to several spotters, early autumn is the best time of the year to go, with the least change of persistent rain and the air show season on
the way.
A fixt point in our planning was the Seoul air show, we had to be in Seoul around October 21. One of the airplanes we really wanted to see was the T-1 which was in the last month of flying. The same with the F-1 and T-2 but having
seen them before and Tsuiki to fare to fit in to the schedule we had to pass on them.
Seeing Japanese Phantoms was high on the priority list and specially the bleu ones at Misawa. To see the best mix of air craft we opted for the following bases, Transport aircraft at Iruma, Orions at Atsugi and Hachinohe, Shin Maywas and US
navy at Atsugi, Fighters we would see at Hyakuri and Army helicopters at several basis, according to this list we made a schedule where to go. Having finalised our planning it came to our attention that there would be a air review at
Hyakuri at October 30 with training days the Sunday and Wednesday before. Next to that it became clear that the CW from Atsugi would go on a tour around 26-10 so a visit had to be made before.
Concluding that our planning was overboard we started to process again in the weeks before departure. Two thing would be the centre of our planning, a base visit at Atsugi and the rehearsal of the air review at Wednesday on Hyakuri. |
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| The trip |
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Saturday |
08-09-2001 |
halifax |
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Sunday |
09-09-2001 |
CFB shearwater |
406/423 sqn CH-124 |
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12 wing |
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Monday |
10-09-2001 |
CFB greenwood |
405/415 sqn CP-140 |
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14 wing |
413 sqn CH-113 CC-130 |
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434 sqn CT-133 CC-144 |
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CFB gagetown |
403 sqn CH-146 |
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Tuesday |
11-09-2001 |
CFB valcartier |
403 sqn CH-146 |
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CFB bogatville |
425 sqn F18 |
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3 wing |
433 sqn F18 |
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439 sqn T33/CH-146 |
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montreal maribel |
CE-144 |
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Wednesday |
12-09-2001 |
burlington VT |
F-16 VT ang |
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st. hubert montreal |
438 sqn CH-146 |
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ottawa mc donnald |
412 sgn CU-144 |
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Thursday |
13-09-2001 |
CFB kingston |
hoofdkwartier |
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1 wing |
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CFB mountain vieuw |
store CF-116 CT-114 |
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CH-136 CT-133 CC-115 |
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CFB trenton |
426/9/36 sqn CC-130 |
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8 wing |
424 sqn CH-113 |
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437 sqn CC-150 |
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markham |
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Friday |
14-09-2001 |
CFB borden |
technische school |
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16 wing |
400 sqn CH-146 |
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niagara falls |
136 as KC135 238as C130 |
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buffelo |
calspan |
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niagara falls |
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Saturday |
15-09-2001 |
MT hope |
canadian warplane heritage museum |
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toronto downsview |
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turned out a bit different |
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Due to the 9/11
attacks all visits to the bases under control of NORAD were
cancelled as were the visits in the USA. Even access to the USA was
not possible and being around airfield was not always appreciated.
For several days it was not clear even at witch day we could return,
as flying was halted completely for several days. |
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