The Canadian Armed Forces celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the inception of the Royal Canadian
Air Force in 1999. One of the main festivities was the airshow at 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta. There
were many highlights at the show, most notably two F-104 Starfighters, six CF-18s performing a
field attack and a refueling demo with a C-130, and an unbelievable performance by the Georgia
Air National Guard in one of their B-1s. Both Canadian military demonstration teams, the Snowbirds
and the Skyhawks were present. The weather was a disappointment as it rained steadily all Saturday
with most acts being cancelled. Sunday was better. It stayed dry, but thunderstorms threatened
in the distance for much of the day.
Special thanks to Bill Gilson of Aero Photo International for all his help at the airshow in
Cold Lake. Check out his page.
Photographs from Cold Lake 99 are categorized in the links below.
All photographs by Chris Smallenberg.
A few other photos (4 Wing Cold Lake "gate guards" and C-160 Transall from Germany):
