History
1967 marked 100th anniversary of the creation of Canada as a nation.
To celebrate this special occasion, the Royal Canadian Air Force set up
an aerobatic team, which was to perform at 100 air demonstrations across
the country. The team were known as the "Golden Centennaires" and
primarily flew a formation of 9 gold and blue CT-114 Tutor jets. Other
aircraft in their displays included a solo CF101 Voodoo and a solo CF104
Starfighter. To contrast the jet aircraft, two
Avro 504K
biplanes also participated in the display. The team's last
demonstration was in November 1967 at the American Nellis Air Force base
in Nevada where they flew together with the "Thunderbirds". The "Golden
Centennaires" were in fact the real precursor of today's RCAF display
team, the "Snowbirds".
The Golden Centennaires display team also had two CT-133 Silver Star support aircraft, which was also painted in team's colors.
Gallery
CT-114 Tutor
CT-133 Silver Star
CF-101 and CF-104
1967 marked 100th anniversary of the creation of Canada as a nation.
To celebrate this special occasion, the Royal Canadian Air Force set up
an aerobatic team, which was to perform at 100 air demonstrations across
the country. The team were known as the "Golden Centennaires" and
primarily flew a formation of 9 gold and blue CT-114 Tutor jets. Other
aircraft in their displays included a solo CF101 Voodoo and a solo CF104
Starfighter. To contrast the jet aircraft, two Avro 504K
biplanes also participated in the display. The team's last
demonstration was in November 1967 at the American Nellis Air Force base
in Nevada where they flew together with the "Thunderbirds". The "Golden
Centennaires" were in fact the real precursor of today's RCAF display
team, the "Snowbirds".
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