Snowbird squadron mothballed

It’s unlikely that the Air Force’s pilot shortage will be rectified by the 2030s, and the global security situation will allow Canada the luxury of standing up another Snowbird squadron for the express purpose of astonishing onlookers at airshows.

I would love nothing more than for officials o make good on their promise of a resurrected aerial demonstration Snowbird successor squadron, and to ultimately prove me wrong, writes Scott Taylor.DND photograph by Sgt. Robert Bottrill

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 25, 2026

OTTAWA—On May 19, National Defence Minister David McGuinty and the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet held a press conference at CFB Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan.

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