2025 Barrie Airshow Weekend presented by Pratt Homes

A staple on the Canadian airshow scene since 1983, CF-18 demonstrations showcase the high level of skill, professionalism and teamwork inherent in the members of the RCAF, inspiring future aviators and highlighting the capabilities of Canada’s frontline fighter.

The CF-18 performance at the 2025 Barrie Airshow will feature a non-aerobatic CF-18 Hornet tactical demonstration, flown with aircraft in an operational grey paint scheme. This year, tactical demonstrations are being be flown to enable the RCAF to focus its resources as it modernizes the fighter force, enhances its readiness to support ongoing domestic and international operations including its NORAD mission and more. 

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The Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team are Canada’s only military parachute demonstration team. With 15 demonstrators from the Canadian Army and the Canadian Rangers, the team demonstrates professionalism, dedication and teamwork, allowing them to perform complex parachute manoeuvres safely at airshows, sporting events and festivals across Canada.

Established in 1971, the SkyHawks have represented Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces with pride, performing in front of over 75 million spectators world-wide under their signature Canadian Flag parachutes. The SkyHawks thrilling performance of daring manoeuvres brings their parachutes in close proximity to each other requiring a high level of skill, teamwork and physical fitness. This discipline of proximity parachute flying is known as Canopy Relative Work within the skydiving community.

Drawing on their heritage as veteran RCAF pilots, Todd Farrell, Greg Hume-Powell and Mario Hamel are the Northern Stars Aeroteam. Flying the classic Pitts Special in tight, precision formations and wringing it out with exciting freestyle maneuvers, the Northern Stars are getting great reviews! The show starts off with a dramatic opposing pass followed by fast paced, solo surface-level aerobatics before being joined by the other two for precise loops, rolls and much more in tight, military style formation with billowing airshow smoke.

The Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation (ECAF) is based out of Edenvale Aerodrome, located on Hwy 26 between Barrie and Collingwood. The airfield opened in October 1941 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and served as No 1 Relief Field for Harvard operations at Camp Borden. 

While the de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth was used by the RCAF for elementary flight training, ECAF’s is actually the British version. It was manufactured by Morris Motors in Cowley, England in 1943, then served with the RAF and Armee de L’Air (French Air Force). It differs from the Canadian version as it doesn’t feature a canopy and has a tail skid instead of a tail wheel, requiring it to be operated from a grass strip.

The PT-26 Cornell is the second of three airworthy aircraft operated by ECAF. Built in 1943, it is one of 1565 proudly manufactured in Canada by Fleet Aircraft Ltd for the RCAF during World War II. 

ECAF’s hangar is open every Saturday from May–October. Both the Tiger Moth and the Cornell are available to be booked for passenger rides. Visit classicaircraft.ca for more information.