Air show lineup announced

Good news for aviation aficionados – the Hamilton Air Show is back and boasting a strong lineup.

Returning after a 10-year-hiatus, the two-day show will feature more than a dozen aircraft from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, including the famed Lancaster – one of just two of the big Second World War bombers that can still fly. Close to 20 planes will also be brought in from as far away as Texas and Virginia Beach.

The planes will take to the skies June 18 and 19, in unique formations “you won’t see anywhere else in the world,” said museum CEO Dave Rohrer. Featuring strictly vintage military aircraft, it’s also an opportunity for the museum to get back to its roots.

The event, held at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, will also feature flight simulators, restoration projects, aviation displays and more than a dozen static planes. Museum members will even have an opportunity to go for morning rides before the show gets under way at 2 p.m. each afternoon.