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         CIAS
          2003 Press Release
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         For Immediate Release
         
        2003 Canadian International Air Show celebrates the  
        100th Anniversary of Powered Flight! 
         
         
        TORONTO - August 2003 -- Toronto’s 54th annual Canadian International Air Show will be one to remember. It will feature the Canadian Forces CF-18, the Royal Air Force, Nimrod and Canada’s premier military demonstration team, the Snowbirds. There will be plenty of aircraft from all eras including fighter jets from the Air Forces - Canada, the United States and United Kingdom. The USAF Thunderbirds will be returning to the CNE waterfront on Monday September 1st, 2003 as the grand finale of the CNE 125th birthday celebration. The three hour show will thrill audiences who love entertainment and aviation!  
         
        Military acts booked to date include: 
        Canadian Forces Snowbirds  
        Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet demo 
        CT-155 Hawk 
        CC150 Polaris 
        Search and Rescue Demo - Canadian Forces Labrador Cormorant 
        F-15 from the United States Air Force 
        Two F-16s from the United States Air Force 
        USAF Thunderbirds (Monday only) 
        Royal Air Force Nimrod 
        And many more 
         
        (*Military participation subject to change) 
         
        Civilian acts booked to date include: 
        Team Oracle - Sean D. Tucker (Multi award-winning U.S. National Aerobatics Champion) 
        Patty Wagstaff (Multi award winning US National Aerobatics Champion) 
        Fokker Super Universal 
        Air Cadets 
        P-51 Mustang 
        Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (World War I replica aircraft) 
        Canadian Warplane Heritage- Lancaster Bomber 
        Spitfire (Fighter Factory) 
        And many more 
         
        The Canadian International Air Show takes place Labour Day weekend, Saturday, August 30, Sunday, August 31 and Monday, September 1 over Lake Ontario off the CNE grounds. All shows begin at 1 p.m. and are free with CNE admission. 
         
        Media contact: Colleen Swider, Manager, Media Relations and Public Affairs, Canadian International Air Show 
        Air show office: (416) 263-3650, or (416) 968-7111 x 223 or e-mail: 
        swiderc@ancrental.com  
        (Photos of acts available upon request) 
         
        For more information visit www.cias.org  
        
         
       
       
       
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