by Gustavo Corujo

The Waterloo Warbirds hosted their first open house of the year.

The fighter plane tour operator opened its doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in its the new home base at Hangar 9 at the Region of Waterloo International Airport on May 21.

Participants had an opportunity to get up close and personal with the organization’s vintage aircraft.

There was merchandise for sale and the friendly staff were on hand to assist with all the questions.

Entry to the event was by donations at the door.

The Warbirds displayed their T33 Mako Shark, De Havilland Vampire, Aero L-29 Viper, Mig 15 and the North American Harvard MK.2.

Two special visitors took part on the ground display, the Hawker Sea Fury FB.10 and the North American P51D Double Trouble Two.  Despite the storm and power outage, Waterloo Warbirds had a great turnout for the first open house of the year.