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Day three. Planning starts early for a “Mass Attack” flypast over Ottawa. The plan calls for Twenty One aircraft in five groups to fly over Ottawa within minutes of each other.

By 08:00 the hangar comes alive as aircraft are checked and pulled out onto the ramp.

Inside the VWoC library the pilots brief for the mass flight over Canada’s Capitol.

The P-40 is officially down with a leak so the pilot, Dave Hadfield, prepares his Fairchild 24 in to fly with the Yellow Wings Flight. 

The Harvard Flight head out to preflight the aircraft.

Yellow Wings Flight walk through the intended flight.

Mike Potter fires up the VWoC “High Flight” Harvard. At roughly the same time all twenty one aircraft come alive and prepare for departure.

Yellow Wings Flight are the first out to the runway

Harvard Flight consisting of five Harvards in A Flight and a Sukhoi and five Pitt Specials in B Flight are next to take the runway.

As the Harvard Flight depart the Fighter Flight line up on the taxiway. The Fighter Flight consisted of two groups. World War Two Fighters and Jets comprised A Flight with B Flight consisting of three T-28s.

Greg Bernard is seen heading the Harvard Flight to their holding point along Highway 50.

With all twenty-one aircraft airborne the ramp crew get a much needed rest.

Yellow Wings Flight is seen holding at their designated altitude below the Harvard Flight.

As we head for Ottawa the National Aviation Museum can be seen under our left wing.

Careful to avoid two no-fly zones over Ottawa Harvard Lead takes the flight past the Parliament Buildings.

After exiting the Ottawa area my pilot, Tony Donnelly, pulls out of the formation so I can capture a few shots of the B Flight consisting of the Pitt Specials and Sukhoi.

Fighter Flight are first to recover at Gatineau.

The Sukhoi and Pitts were next to recover.

The Harvard Flight maneuver into Echelon Right for the break over Gatineau.

As Dan Dempsey acknowledges the ground crew, the Yellow Wings Flight can be seen approaching the field for the break for landing.

As the weekend came to a close, the VWoC maintenance crew continued work on the P-40.

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