Historic planes taking flight for public passenger rides at annual Chilliwack airshow

CHILLIWACK — Residents are invited to step into the living past as it roars into present skies at this year’s Chilliwack Flight Fest.

Alberta-based Yellow Thunder will be on-site with their historic North American Harvard aircraft for exclusive public passenger rides.

“Yellow Thunder offers community members a rare hands-on opportunity to step back in time and experience exactly what WWII-era aviators felt, heard, and saw while training in the 1940s,” read a release.

The Harvard, also known as “The Pilot Maker”, was used primarily for advanced training to prepare thousands of Royal Canadian Air Force pilots during and post-World War II.