October 27, 2026 / / airshows

Back to the past

A small selection of my scanned slides from the National Capital Air Show, at Ottawa International Airport circa 1990~95. Images shot on 35mm Fujichrome 100 with a Pentax LX 35mm film SLR camera and a SMC Pentax-M✩ 300mm f:4 prime lens

The highlight of the 1990 show was the MiG-29 “Fulcrum”

The USN countered with their F-14 Tomcat, Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) VF-14 “Tophatters”

The USN also brought up several of their F-16N Agressors, but I haven’t scanned those. The USAF brought their F-15 Eagles. FF “First Fighters” (historically known as the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing), based out of Langley Air Force Base in Virginia

The USAF F-15 Strike Eagle, of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

RF-4 Phantom Mississippi ANG.

USAF B-1B Lancer nicknamed the BONE, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

USAF F-117A Nighthawk.

RCAF CC-137 (Boeing 707) aerial tanker with a CF-5 and CF-18.

Below CF-18 on static display.

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