Media Advisory
Flypast practice session photo opportunity
MA - 07.008 - September 12, 2007
Saturday, Sept. 15th
Vintage Wings of Canada, Michael Potter’s
private foundation dedicated to aviation heritage located at the Gatineau Airport
, will be rolling out its Supermarine MK XVI Spitfire , Hawker Hurricane and
North American Harvard MK 4, and will be joined by the Canadian Warplane Heritage
Museum’s Lancaster
Bomber, to practice their flying formations for Sunday’s Battle of Britain
memorial flypast at the Canada Aviation Museum. Vintage Wings has also
invited some WWII veterans to attend and give interviews about what it was
like to fly these aircraft during the war.
Media are invited to attend the brief practice session at the Vintage Wings
of Canada hangar (www.vintagewings.ca)
1699 Arthur Fecteau Street, Gatineau, Quebec, J8R 2Z9, located at the Gatineau
airport, at 1:00 p.m. with take off for the practice flights scheduled for
2:00 p.m. There will be opportunity to interview veterans and Michael
Potter – entrepreneur and owner of the Vintage Wings of Canada. Media
will also be able to capture some action shots of the aircraft in motion throughout
the day.
Media are advised that airfield access will be limited, however, video inside/outside
some of the aircraft will be available.
Canadian Forces (CF) Combat Camera will provide video footage of the Saturday
Battle of Britain practice event. The video and audio can be downloaded from
the following site:
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/common/combatcamera/news
The
footage is transmitted over the Internet in MPEG 4 format and needs to be re-sized
for broadcast. Directions for re-sizing are also posted. The audio from these
files can also be used for radio.
Media who experience difficulty in downloading
the video or audio or who require additional information are asked to contact
the numbers below for assistance.
Inquiries :
Andre Rousseau (613) 995-8736
Capt. Steve Hawken (819) 992-7961
Sunday, Sept. 16th
67th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain parade at the Canada Aviation
Museum
Media are invited to attend the official ceremony to mark the 67th anniversary
of the Battle of Britain at the Canada Aviation Museum on Sunday, Sept. 16,
2007 from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Battle of Britain ceremony will
feature a parade by members of the Canadian Forces (CF), Air Cadets and veterans
as well as a fly-past by vintage WWII aircraft and current CF aircraft (weather
permitting). Following the ceremony, at approximately 11:35
a.m., Lieutenant-General Angus Watt, Chief of the Air Staff, will be available
for 20 minutes to take part in one-on-one interview opportunities concerning
the ceremony.
WHERE: Behind the Canada Aviation Museum, 11 Aviation
Parkway
WHEN/TIMINGS: Sunday, September 16, 2007 from 10:15
a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Media with satellite trucks are to arrive at the Canada
Aviation Museum by 9:30 a.m.
Other media are to arrive by 10:00 a.m. EDT
Phone (613) 944-5548 for up-to-the-minute
weather status regarding the event.
For more information:
Robin Vandekleut
Air Force Public Affairs
Office: (613) 944-6629
Cell: (613) 868-0744
Christina Lucas
Canada Aviation Museum Communications & Marketing
Office: (613) 993-4243
Cell: (613) 447-7631
