Navy, 1967 (F11A Tiger) 1970 and 1972 (F-4 Phantom) 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986 (A-4 Skyhawk) 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2018 (F/A-18 Hornet) Smoke Squadron (Esquadrilha da Fumaca), Brazil 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995 Patrouille de France, France, 1986 Frecce Tricolori, Italy 1986 Escuadrilla de Alta Acrobacia Halcones, Chile 1995 The Russian Knights, Russia, 1993 Golden Centennaires, Canada, 1967 Breitling Jet Team, 2015, 2016 Accidents and incidents during aerial display August 8, 1969 At noon a Boeing 747 airliner flew the 75 miles from Paine Field in Everett, Washington to make its first public airshow appearance completing three left to right flybys including a final low level slow pass to open the first day of the three day airshow. Immediately after a Mini Mustang entered the flight line from the left for a low inverted pass. Near midfield the Mini Mustang gyrated violently and dove into the ground killing the pilot, 20-year-old flight instructor Scott Nelskog from Washington State. The determination was that the residual wake vortex from the 747 pass rolled the Mini Mustang resulting in the fatal crash. August 12, 1973: During a four plane formation display a Canadian Forces CF-101 Voodoo entered 'inertial roll coupling' which overstressed the aircraft leading to a mid-air disintegration into several balls of flames. Both crew members ejected safely through the fireball. No injuries occurred as debris landed in Washington State south of the Abbotsford Airport. August 11, 2018: At approximately 5:30 pm, after the show had finished for the day, a recently restored 1930s era De Havilland Dragon Rapide crashed while taking off. The Dragon Rapide was offering rides in the historic aircraft to those who had purchased tickets. It was carrying 4 passengers and a pilot at the time of the incident. The pilot, John Sessions, was seriously injured and required a foot amputation after being airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital. The other passengers made it out with various injuries that ranged from mild to serious. Criticisms The Abbotsford Airshow has been the subject of criticism throughout its history, partially due to the glorification of war as seen through some of the stunts performed and weapons displayed, and partially due to its associated defense trades expo. In 1995, Project Censored listed the Abbotsford Airshow as the 8th most censored news story of the year, largely due to the related arms trading expo. The airshow itself was also often a venue at