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The grand finale of the NATA Formation Training weekend was a mass flight of 8 Harvards/T-6s and 4 T-28 Trojans.

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Speed differences between the Harvard/T-6s and T-28 Trojans was too great so the flight was broken into three sections. The formation was called “Big Bird Flight” and lead by Dr. Dave Martin. Consisting of eight Harvard/T-6s broken into A and B flight and the four T-28s would be C flight. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum provided their Beech 18 as a photo-ship. Departing runway 6 at Hamilton, the two flights of Harvards rendezvoused over Binbrook, then preceded to the Lakeshore where the Beech 18, flown by Leon Evans and Bill Craig, moved in for photos on the way to Niagara Falls. The T-28s followed and with their faster speed made several close passes by the Harvards in order for photographs to be taken of the whole flight. Three orbits were made over Niagara Falls then the formation returned to Hamilton airport.

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Pre-flight briefing for all aircrew involved in the mass flight.

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FAST Check Pilot, Dave Martin briefed the flight and was flight leader.
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Big Bird Flight consisted of three flights. Two groups of 4 Harvards and a flight of 4 T-28s.
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The Harvards rendezvous over Binbrook with the CWHM Beech 18
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Dave Martin leading A Flight.
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Big Bird Flight over St. Catherines.
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Leon Evans and Bill Craig pull the Beech 18 photoship into loose trail on the Harvard Flight.

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