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CTV News
08-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
CF-18 Hornet grounded due to ‘mechanical issue'
A CF-18 Hornet performs at the Barrie Airshow in Barrie, Ont., on Sat., June 7, 2025. One of the main acts of the Barrie Airshow will not be taking to the skies on Sunday. The Barrie Police Service announced via social media that the CF-18 Hornet will not perform on Sunday due to an unexpected mechanical issue. The CF-18 was heard across the city on Sunday as it roared across the sky, pulling upwards of five g's and nearing the sound barrier at Mach 0.95 according to airshow officials. Airshow officials confirmed to CTV News that all other aircraft will perform on Sunday as scheduled. The Muskoka Extreme water ski show is scheduled to begin at noon, which will be followed by the 1 p.m. start of the Airshow.
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Sights and sounds from the Barrie Airshow
Sights and sounds from the Barrie Airshow The best moments from Saturday's edition of the 2025 Barrie Airshow.
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Here is what you can expect from the 2025 Barrie Airshow
Here is the schedule for the 2025 Barrie Airshow Aircrafts will be on full display this weekend as the 2025 Barrie Airshow takes over the Barrie skyline. Kicking off the festivities over the weekend is Muskoka Extreme Water Show around 12:00 p.m. on Kempenfelt Bay by Heritage Park. Starting at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, the airshow is expected to begin and has a wide range of aircrafts participating. The list of 2025 civilian performers include: Northern Stars, three-plane precision aerobatic team flying the Pitts Special Timmerman's Legends of Flight P-51 Mustang and Vought FG-1D Corsair Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association featuring a four-plane demonstration Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation featuring a Tiger Moth and a PT-26 Cornell T-33 Red Knight brought to you by RCAF 441 (Huronia) Wing and Rudy Mak Surveying Solo aerobatic pilot Trevor Rafferty flying the Pitts Model 12 Show Cat Wing Walking featuring Mike & Sam Trygvasson brought to you by the Downtown Barrie BIA The list of military performers include: CF-18 Tactical Demonstration Team Canadian Armed Forces Skyhawks Parachute Team CH-146 Griffon helicopter demonstration from the 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron. Open Air Dunlop kicks off their summer season as well featuring a variety of activates in downtown Barrie including the air show ground display at Heritage Park, Meridian Place and Dunlop Street.
CTV News
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Barrie Airshow kicks off this weekend
Pilots are putting the finishing touches on their aircrafts as they get set for the 2025 Barrie Airshow.
CTV News
06-06-2025
- CTV News
Pilots gearing up to take flight over Barrie waterfront at annual airshow
Shawn Klish putting the finishing touches on his aircraft as he gets set for the 2025 Barrie Airshow starting on Fri., May 6, 2025. (CTV News/Luke Simard) Pilots are putting the finishing touches on their aircrafts as they get set for the 2025 Barrie Airshow. The planes started arriving earlier in the week and have been stationed at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. Wing Walker Sam Tryggvason and her husband are participating in the airshow for the first time. The couple from California says they are excited to see the crowds along the Barrie shoreline. 'It is the ultimate trust walk, we are thrilled to be here in Barrie with this great community,' said Tryggvason. While her husband drives the plane with speeds close to 240 kilometers-per-hour, Sam lifts herself out of the seat and onto the roof of the aircraft. Her favourite maneuver? The hammerhead. The hammerhead is a maneuver where he goes up into a climb and then he'll stall at the top and it's so quiet and it'll turn, kick the tail over and dive towards the ground,' said Tryggvason. 'Seeing the earth below the beautiful Barrie skyline, the bay, and everybody below is just phenomenal.' Wing Walker Sam Tryggvaso Wing Walker Sam Tryggvason and her husband are participating in the Barrie Airshow for the first time on May 6, 2025. (CTV News/Luke Simard) Other pilots like Shawn Klish are excited to show off historic planes. 'There's an absolute thrill, to fly something that's so historical, that's got such wonderful connections,' said Klish. 'It's just really stable, comfortable and fairly straightforward to fly.' Klish will fly the PT 26 Cornell, an aircraft used during the Second World War. 'It's the first experience that a pilot training would have had starting with this one.' Said Klish. 'That's in 1942, 1943. So mid war, to prove themselves capable for being moved on to a more advanced aircraft instead of being a gunner.' Klish added the historic planes are an important component of the Barrie Airshow and they help us remember the past and sacrifices made during the Second World War. 'It's only been 80 years, which seems like a lot, but also isn't a lot,' said Klish. 'It is important to keep that Canadian history alive and once things are gone, they are gone forever.' Barrie mayor Alex Nuttall expects the downtown area to benefit from the influx of people spectating the airshow 'It does create that atmosphere, that buzz, that energy for downtown Barrie and, we couldn't ask for more,' said Nuttall 'We've got a city center that we're focusing on, ensuring it's good for tourism, it's good for Barrie residents to hang out and enjoy.' Air show officials say they are keeping an eye on the air over the weekend but do not anticipate the smokey conditions to influence the airshow. The Barrie Airshow begins Friday with a special drone show starting at 9:45 p.m. People can expect to see planes over the sky at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
