Crowds cheer as planes scream overhead

PENTICTON – Canada's Snowbirds flipped, rolled and amazed the huge crowd along Okanagan Park beach Wednesday evening.

The nine CT-114 Tutor aircraft flew in formation, out of formation, split apart and flew at each other only to peel away at the last moment.

For those who didn't attend the beach it was easy to see the Snowbirds as they roared fast and low over the tallest buildings in the city.

The demonstration was also the headlining act for the first day of the Penticton Peach Festival which lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

For more festival information check out www.peachfest.com.

To contact a reporter for this story, to send photos or videos, email Shannon Quesnel at squesnel@infotelnews.ca, call 250-488-3065 or tweet @shannonquesnel1

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A child is seen watching the Snowbirds perform in Penticton on August, 7, 2013. The Royal Canadian Air Force’s aerial acrobatic team will be in the parking lot of the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Casino on Monday, August 3 for an autograph and picture taking session. | Photographer: Shannon Quesnel

Crowds cheer as planes scream overhead | iNFOnews.ca
The Snowbirds drew a large heart in the sky which made the Okanagan Park beach audience laugh and cheer. | Photographer: Shannon Quesnel

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