RARE VINTAGE AIRCRAFT TO VISIT BRANDON
ON MAY 28th and 29th
TO SPOTLIGHT ONE OF CANADA'S PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS

 The arrival of a beautifully-restored 1941 Boeing Stearman biplane tells the story of one of Canada’s proudest achievements, the massive, homegrown effort to build airfields and train hundreds of thousands of allied World War II aviators. The Yellow Wings pilots will meet the public and media to talk about the significance of their historic plane, operated by Vintage Wings of Canada.  People who choose to sponsor the aircraft will be able to go for a flight in this biplane that served in Canada training Commonwealth pilots for the war effort in 1942. 

BRANDON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT at the
COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN MUSEUM 

MAY 28TH from 12:30pm (Estimated Arrival from Winnipeg) until 5pm
MAY 29TH from 9:30am until 5pm

Vintage Wings Pilots: 
Todd Lemieux, Ron DuJohn, and David Maric

Throughout the summer, volunteer pilots from Vintage Wings of Canada’s Yellow Wings Program will visit dozens of communities across Canada to pay tribute to a little-known moment in Canada’s history: the World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).  Yellow Wings pilots tell the story of the BCATP and how ordinary Canadians from coast to coast came together in what became known as the “Aerodrome of Democracy” to train hundreds of thousands of aviators from Canada, the British Commonwealth and the U.S., in the effort to win the War. One of the lasting legacies of the BCATP was the construction of dozens of Canadian airports in cities such Moncton, Toronto, Brandon, Edmonton, and many more. The Boeing Stearman is part of the Mike Potter Collection of Vintage Wings of Canada. Last summer, the Yellow Wings tour of western Canada tour had 21 volunteer pilots in five aircraft visit 67 airfields, covering 30,000 km. To find out more about the Yellow Wings aircraft and the heroes to which they are dedicated, or to download high-resolution photos, visit www.yellowwings.ca 

Vintage Wings of Canada (VWC) is a public charitable organization founded by Ottawa businessman and philanthropist Michael Potter to celebrate our country’s rich aviation history, as well as to educate and inspire Canadians with powerful stories about the heroes, aircraft and events making up this great heritage. VWC’s signature air show, “Wings over Gatineau-Ottawa” – featuring the famed Snowbirds and more than 100 vintage aircraft from across Canada and the United States – takes place at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport on September 15 and 16, 2012.  For more information, visit vintagewings.ca 

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