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The Snowbirds, officially known as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron are the military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The team is based at 15 Wing Moose Jaw near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Snowbirds' official purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel". The Snowbirds are the first Canadian air demonstration team to be designated as a squadron.

The show team flies 11 CT-114 Tutors—nine for aerobatic performances, including two solo aircraft, and two as spares, flown by the team coordinators. Approximately 80 Canadian Forces personnel work with the squadron full-time; 24 personnel are in the show team that travels during the show season. The Snowbirds are the only major military aerobatics team that operates without a support aircraft.

The Snowbirds continue the flying demonstration tradition of previous Canadian air force aerobatic teams, which include the Siskins, the Blue Devils, the Golden Hawks, and the Golden Centennaires.

Number 431 Squadron formed on 11 November 1942, at RAF Burn (in North Yorkshire), flying Wellington B.X medium bombers with No. 4 Group RAF Bomber Command. The squadron moved to RAF Tholthorpe in mid-1943 as part of the move to bring all RCAF squadrons into one operational group – No. 6 Group RCAF – and converted to Halifax B.V four-engined heavy bombers. In December 1943 the squadron moved to RAF Croft where it was re-equipped with Halifax IIIs and later, Lancaster B.X aircraft. The squadron moved to RCAF Station Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, after the war, disbanding there on 5 September 1945.

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Starting Off Strong by Chessie_GP15T

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The sun pops over the treeline just outside of South Amana as 6988 heads towards Wilton for the day's excursions.

Start ...... by Robert Pechmann

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Paragleiter

Totes Gebirge mit Spitzmauer u, Gr.Priel Austria

Starting the day by Tom McGivern

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Starting The Job by Malcolm Smith

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You have to start somewhere!

Starting To Open. by 20Bunyip10

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First stage of the Nigella or Love In The Mist petals to open.

105mm macro with 36mm extension tube.

Not Ai generated.

Flower Of The Week Award in Unforgettable Flowers Group, June 16th 2024.

Starting small (explore) by FantasyAtlas

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Starting the Dive by Nicholas Paoni

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This shot is part of a miniseries I'm doing entitled "Pelicans in Black and White".

Embarcadero by stefanone71

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[starting to enjoy this subject...😁]

Beautiful Start by Paul O'Connor

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Playa del Cura

starts to rain by ⚙ Doudi ⚙

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NeoVictoria Sim

start anew by Honey Heartstrings

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it's been a while.

so, I made a post apocalyptic-y look.

credits:

‣ clemmm body filth

‣ asteroidbox single knee scrape, knuckle bash, & beaten face

‣ taketomiWEST isabel

‣ addams betina tank top

‣ villena ripped denim shorts

‣ deadwool patmos boots

‣ the forge pipe cleaver

‣ drd wasteland backpack

‣ lazy bones spike choker

‣ empire coffin nails.

taken at hazardous.

♥

Start of Autumn by Barbara Schultheis

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Fine start by Peter Leigh

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First train of the GCR Autumn Gala headed by 48627 substituting for 34081

Wir starten durch…. by Roswitha Thiele

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Start them young by Chris Bainbridge

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I chatted to this dad and his son later, they were very excited to have seen their first ever Short Eared Owl.

Taken in Cambridgeshire.

Winter started today by Bluesrose

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Season Greetings to everyone!

Starting by Roland Gänßler

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early start ... by aokcreation

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... but now on break. It's been rainy and cold around here the last few days. So all butterflies are in hiding and will be for a little longer. It's going to be a rainy weekend but hopefully it will mean a lot of May flowers ;-)

Happy Friday and have a fantastic weekend everybody!!

Starting Down by Ramona Hammerly

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From Sugarloaf in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands.

Starting to rain. by Malcolm Grant

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The Buller River . Just before the confluence of the Mangles River on a wet afternoon.

Starting again by xandra luna

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after loosing my first account start whit my new flicker

..and start again by Jenny de Groot

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