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The past two years the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has sponsored a unique kind of airshow designed to raise money for the museum and minimize the financial risk of a full-scale airshow. Instead of the full-day Hamilton Airshow of the past, the CWH designed an event where they offer guests an intimate and entertaining evening airshow. With the flightline along runway 06/24 the CWH create a rectangle tented viewing area on a paved section of the infield where guests can either watch the show from the shade of the tent or in the open while they enjoy dinner and drinks. Tickets are pre-sold through the museum’s website and limited to 1,200 guests per day.

For 2015 the airshow was held on August 15-16, which saw two perfect, sunny evenings. Headlining the show was Art Nalls and ex-Royal Navy Sea Harrier. The aircraft was put through its paces by Mr. Nalls where he clearly demonstrated the speed an agility of the aircraft along with its unique hovering capabilities. Many of the CWH aircraft flew including the rare Avro Lancaster and Westland Lysander. Invited warbirds included the Military Aircraft Museum’s Spitfire, Hurricane and Mosquito. The show kicked off with para jumpers using the museum’s DC-3 “Canucks Unlimited”. Yak Attack Airshows flew a great four-ship airshow routine and local aerobatic pilot, Trevor Rafferty thrilled the crowd with his homebuilt “Javelin” monoplane. Experienced warbird aerobatic pilot, Rick Volker performed an extreme aerobatic performance in his 1952 Harvard Mk.4 demonstrating maneuvers not regularly seen in the WWII era trainer.

The airshow started at 5pm and ran until sunset, finishing with a race down the runway between Chris Darnell and the Flash Fire Chevy Jet truck and the museum’s B-25 Mitchell bomber. The event is very relaxed and featured a little something for everyone. Lots of historic aircraft, parachutists, high-speed jet action and the one act that brought most people to the fence, the Jet Truck. During the weekend people were invited to view the show aircraft on the museum ramp at regular museum prices.

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