Photographs by, and copyrighted by, Colin MacGregor Stevens of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The annual Boundary Bay Air Show is held on the former WWII airfield in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. It is a FREE show, hosted by the City of Delta!
Boundary Bay Air Show – 2015
Focke-Wulf 190A8 replica at the Boundary Bay Air Show 2015
“Look Ma, no hands!” “There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.” is a common saying, but Bud Granley is an exception. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25 Bud Granley was 76 years old at the time.
B-25 Grumpy from Mukilteo, Washington. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
Bear Cat from Mukilteo, Washington. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
Harvard IIB SN 07-144 with fake squadron markings. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
“Who is flying this thing anyway?” Fleet “Finch” from the Canadian Museum of Flight At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
B17G Pathfinder Madras Maiden from Oregon at Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
“The calm before the storm.” FW-190A8 replica from Madras, Oregon. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
“Going down!” Bud Granley in red plane and one of his sons in the white plane. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
“Landing checklist complete … but I have a feeling I may have missed a step.” ;_0 One of the Granley’s. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2015-07-25
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Boundary bay Air Show – 2016
Former enemies. Japanese Nakajima KI-43 “Oscar” and American Lockheed P-38L “Lightning” 2016-07-23 Boundary Bay Air Show D90 Sigma 150-500 (395) Erickson Collection, madras, Oregon. At Boundary Bay Air Show 2016.
F4U-7 “Corsair” fighter in U.S. Navy markings. This aircraft was a veteran of the Indo-China fighting 1953-1954, the Suez invasion (1956) and the Algeria. Three bullet holes had to be repaired. From the Erickson Collection, Madres, Oregon, USA.2016-07-23 Boundary Bay Air Show D90 Sigma 150-500 (702)
Boeing B17G Pathfinder “Flying Fortress. Built 1944. Number 4853 and now called “Madras Maiden”. Erickson Collection, madras, Oregon. 2016-07-23 Boundary Bay Air Show D90 Sigma 150-500 (635)
SE-5a 7/8 replica – A World War I German pilot’s dream view of a Canadian fighter plane. 2016-07-23 Boundary Bay Air Show D90 Sigma 150-500 (2)
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Boundary Bay Airshow 2018-7-21
Some of the aircraft present in 2018 were:
Catalina (Canadian built)
Me-109 (Spanish built)
Corsair
Hellcat
Harvard (many)
Harvard II
Sea King (4 months to go to its retirement from Pat Bay)
Stearman Cadet
Sopwith Pup (replica)
Fleet Finch II
Fleet 80 Canuck
Delfin
Many civilian aircraft
Granley Aerobatics
Granley family aerobatics – A Granley take-off – from opposite ends of the airfield. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics Crowded air space. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics. In a World turned upside down. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics. Father in red, son in white. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics. Did you say left or right? BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics – “Its hammer time!” Double hammerhead stalls. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Granley family aerobatics. Bud Granley, aged 81, after performing aerobatics. BBAS 2018 (Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens)
Me-109 – Spanish built version.
CORSAIR taking off. Erickson Collection BBAS 2018-07-21. Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens.
Corsair
A gaggle of WWII aircraft. Left to right: Corsair (Erickson Collection), Harvard (Yellow Thunder Harvard Team), Me-109 (Spanish built version, Erickson Collection), Harvard (Yellow Thunder Harvard Team) and Hellcat (Erickson Collection). BBAS 2018. Photo by Colin MacGregor Stevens.
Catalina
Corsair
F4U-7 Corsair of the Erickson Collection of Madras, Oregon
The were nicknamed the “Whistling Death”. This one was built in 1952, one of the very last Corsairs made. It saw service in Indo-China (Vietnam) (1953-1954), Suez (1956) and Algeria. Three bullet holes were found in it during restoration. This aircraft has had her markings changed since her last visit to Delta in 2016.
Me-109 – Spanish built version.
Messerschmitt Me-109 of the Erickson Collection of Madras, Oregon.
Spanish built Buchon HA-1109 (Pouter Pigeon). The fuselage was built in Spain under licence from Germany. The engine is a British Rolls Royce. This aircraft was used in the movie “The Battle of Britain” (1969).
