40 // AUGUST 2018 #365 http://www.airforcesmonthly.comNORAD 60
apt Stefan Porteous is in Europe
this summer with the RCAF’s CF-18
Demonstration Team. After a display
for Yeovilton Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton,
Somerset, he’s scheduled to fly at the Royal
International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford,
Gloucestershire on July 13-15. AFM caught
up with the team’s latest pilot as he was
preparing for a busy airshow season.
As well as the two dates in the United
Kingdom, Captain Porteous’s schedule
includes appearances at 27 locations
throughout North America. Two of these are
‘NORAD 60’ celebrations at the command’s
two headquarters at Colorado Springs,
Colorado and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Theanniversary of the North American Aerospace
Defense Command is reflected in the livery of
this year’s demo jet, CF-188 serial 188776.
The aircraft was presented in its new scheme
on April 3. It includes elements of the NORADlogo, with the sword, maple leaf and star worn
on the tail. The Hornet’s flaps received the
NORAD motto: ‘We Have the Watch’. The
scheme was designed by Capt Jeff Chester,
with creative consultant Jim Belliveau, and
painting was carried out by airframe structures
technicians from 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta.
Canadian support for NORAD is based
around the Canadian Air Defence Sector
(CADS) at 22 Wing North Bay, Ontario.
Canada maintains Hornet fighters on standby
at 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec and 4 Wing Cold
Lake. Also assigned are
CC-130T Hercules
tankers operating
from Winnipeg.AFM meets Capt Stefan Porteous, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s
CF-18 Demonstration Team pilot. A report by Benoît Denet.Canadian
demo pilot
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