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**Golden Centennaires**
Golden Centennaires
	Golden Centennaires insignia
Active	1967
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Aerobatic flight demonstration team
Size	Eight aircraft
Garrison/HQ	CFB Portage la Prairie
Colors	Gold, Dark blue, Red trim
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Wing Commander O. B. Philp
Aircraft flown
Trainer	CT-114 Tutor

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Golden Centennaires performing at the Kingston, Ontario airshow, May 1967.

The Golden Centennaires were a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic flying team that performed in 1967, the Canadian Centennial year. The team was created to celebrate the Canadian Centennial. The eight-plane formation team, commanded by Wing Commander O. B. Philp C.M., DFC, CD, featured six-plane formations alternating with two solo aircraft. The aircraft used was the CT-114 Tutor, which sported a blue and gold paint scheme.

The Golden Centennaires performed 103 shows in Canada, including the opening and closing ceremonies of Expo 67 in Montreal, seven shows in the United States, and two shows in the Bahamas.^[1]^[2] The team was disbanded after the last show of the season, but the aircraft were used a few years later to form the Snowbirds, Canada's current national team.

Accompanying the Golden Centennaires were an Avro 504, a CF-104 Starfighter and a CF-101 Voodoo. All of these aircraft performed at the Centennial airshows.

References[edit]

^ Dempsey 2002, p. 254.
^ Dempsey 2002, p. 296.

Dempsey, Daniel V. A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. ISBN 0-9687817-0-5.
Milberry, Larry, ed. Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984. Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. ISBN 0-9690703-4-9.

[1] Dempsey 2002, p. 254.

[2] Dempsey 2002, p. 296.

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-[[Image:Golden Centennaires.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Golden Centennaires in flight]]
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+|aircraft_trainer= [[Canadair CL-41 Tutor|CT-114 Tutor]]
+}}
+[[File:Goldencentennaires1967.jpg|180px|left|thumb| Golden Centennaires performing at the [[Kingston, Ontario]] airshow, May 1967.]]
+The '''Golden Centennaires''' were a [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) aerobatic flying team that performed in 1967, the [[Canadian Centennial]] year. The team was created to celebrate the Canadian Centennial.
+The eight-plane formation team, commanded by [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] [[O. B. Philp]] C.M., DFC, CD, featured six-plane formations alternating with two solo aircraft. The aircraft used was the [[Canadair CL-41 Tutor|CT-114 Tutor]], which sported a blue and gold paint scheme.
+The Golden Centennaires performed 103 shows in Canada, including the opening and closing ceremonies of [[Expo 67]] in [[Montreal]], seven shows in the United States, and two shows in the [[Bahamas]].<ref>Dempsey 2002, p. 254.</ref><ref>Dempsey 2002, p. 296.</ref> The team was disbanded after the last show of the season, but the aircraft were used a few years later to form the [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Snowbirds]], Canada's current national team.
-The '''Golden Centennaires''' were a [[Canada|Canadian]] military aerobatic flying team that performed in [[1967 in aviation|1967]], the [[Canadian Centennial]] year. The team was created to celebrate not only Canadian Centennial, but also the 50th anniversary of military aviation in Canada.
+Accompanying the Golden Centennaires were an [[Avro 504]], a [[Canadair CF-104|CF-104 Starfighter]] and a [[CF-101 Voodoo]].  All of these aircraft performed at the Centennial airshows.
-The Centennaires, an eight-plane formation team (which also featured six-plane formations alternating with two solo aircraft), used the [[Canadair CL-41 Tutor|CT-114 Tutor]], a training jet that was smaller and slower than the fighters typically used by military teams in the [[United States]], but similar to those used by European teams.  This allowed the formations to be tighter and kept manoeuvers closer to show centre for more of the show. The low power of the aircraft, compared to frontline fighters favored by American teams, also meant the show was more difficult. The team was visually spectacular in their distinctive blue and gold paint scheme.
+==References==
-The Centennaires performed for over four million spectators, including the opening and closing ceremonies of [[Expo 67]] in [[Montreal]], and four airshows in the United States. The team was disbanded after the last show of the season, but the planes were used soon thereafter to form the [[Snowbirds]], Canada's current national team.
+{{reflist}}
+* Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. {{ISBN|0-9687817-0-5}}.
+* [[Larry Milberry|Milberry, Larry]], ed. ''Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984''. Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. {{ISBN|0-9690703-4-9}}.
+{{Canadian aerobatic teams}}
+{{Modern aerobatic teams|autocollapse}}
-The Golden Centennaires team also included an Avro 504, a CF-104 Starfighter and a CF-101 Voodoo.  All of these aircraft performed at the Centennial airshows.
-{{Canadian aerobatic teams}}
 [[Category:Royal Canadian Air Force]]