Media Advisory: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Flying the Golden F-86 Sabre for the Last Time at the Windsor International Air Show

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - He was only 4 years old when he attended his first air show in Windsor, Ontario. The sight of all those beautiful planes "dancing" in the sky changed his life. Join Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield with an amazing group of pilots and aircrafts at the Windsor International Air Show on September 9, 10 and 11, 2011. On Saturday, September 10, Chris Hadfield will be at the air show flying the golden Discovery Air Hawk One F-86 Sabre for the last time.

Hadfield began flying the F-86 Sabre with Vintage Wings of Canada as part of a special project marking Canada's 100th anniversary of powered flight back in 2009. Since then, he has flown over 20 times taking part in air shows across the country. As he once said: "we must keep our aviation heritage alive and continue to challenge and inspire today's explorers both in aviation and aerospace". He certainly will be inspiring Canadian youth when he embarks in his third space mission. Hadfield is scheduled to launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the steppes of Kazakhstan in November 2012. He will be involved in robotic operations, spacewalks, science experiments and will also become Canada's first International Space Station Commander.

For more information on Expedition 34/35, visit the CSA website at www.asc-csa.gc.ca.

For more information on the Windsor International Air Show: http://www.winairshow.com/

Windsor International Air Show - September 9, 10, 11, 2011

Date:       Chris Hadfield will be at the air show only on Saturday, Sept.  
            10, 2011                                                        
                                                                            
When:       Gates open: 9 h 30                                              
            Show starts: 11 h 45                                            
            Chris Hadfield flying the Hawk One: early afternoon             
            Autograph session scheduled after the show                      
                                                                            
Where:      Windsor International Air Show                                  
            Windsor International Airport                                   
            3200 County Road 42                                             
            Windsor ON, N9A 6J3                                             
                                                                            
Contacts:   Keith Baxter                                                    
            Windsor International Air Show                                  
            Phone: 519-980-5235                                             
            Email: keith@winairshow.com                                     
                                                                            
            Real Turgeon                                                    
            Hawk One Coordinator                                            
            Phone: 418-571-8314                                             

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