Chad Montgomery

2024–in progress

Aviation

The CT-114 Tutor entered service in 1963 and is being retired. The Snowbirds have flown it for the whole of their existence, and their last seasons with the aircraft are the last time this particular thing will be seen doing this particular job.

The airshow pictures are the obvious part. The ones I am more interested in are made on either side of the display — ground crew, taxiways, the apron once everyone has gone — where the machinery is at rest and its age is visible.

Nine CT-114 Tutor jets in tight formation against open sky.
Formation passAbbotsford, BC
Ground crew working beside a parked jet on an apron, seen at a distance.
Between displaysAbbotsford, BC
Vertical detail of a Tutor canopy frame and windscreen, weathered paint visible.
Canopy frame, CT-114Abbotsford, BC
A line of jets taxiing in sequence along a taxiway with grass verge in the foreground.
Taxi outAbbotsford, BC
An empty apron after the display has ended, marked pavement and distant hangars under low light.
Apron, after the last displayAbbotsford, BC