The Golden Centennaires (French - Canadian name Paladins du Centenaire ) were an aerobatic team of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that performed aerobatics during the Canadian Centennial in 1967 . The team was founded especially for these celebrations. The Canadian Centennial was a year-long celebration with which Canada in 1967 celebrated the 100th year of the Canadian Confederation .
history
The team was commanded by Wing Commander Owen Philp and provided an aerobatic formation with six aircraft that alternated with two solo aircraft to show their show. The aircraft used were Canadair CL-41 and painted in the colors blue and gold.
The Golden Centennaires put on 103 shows in Canada including the Expo 67 opening and closing ceremonies in Montreal , seven shows in the United States, and two shows in the Bahamas . The team disbanded after the last show, but the planes were used a few years later to form the Snowbirds , Canada's current aerobatic team, under Wing Commander Owen Philp .
An Avro 504 , a CF-104 Starfighter and a CF-101 Voodoo were used to accompany the Golden Centennaires . All of these aircraft have air shows performed at the Centennial Celebration.
literature
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, ed. Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924-1984 . Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. ISBN 0-9690703-4-9 .
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