A large crowd was out Sunday to enjoy the great weather and impressive displays at the annual open house and fly-in at Brampton Flight Centre. This Fokker Fokker DR.I Triplane, a replica of the aircraft that would have been flown by the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, was one of the highlights of the Great War Flying Museum's fly-in . Ejler Sorensen was at the controls.

Time was taken out to recognize the contributions of Don Fisher, former president of the Brampton Flying Club, who is credited with saving the club by finding space for it at its current home in Caledon. Mayor Marolyn Morrison and Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones were on hand for the unveiling of this plaque in his honor.

The Great War Flying Museum had its impressive aircraft on display. Museum member James Sowden was explaining the cockpit details of this replica SE5a to Vanessa Custodio, 5, of Brampton.
Photos by Bill Rea

One of the highlights of the afternoon came when Great War Flying Museum President Earl Smith took Honorary Colonel Gerald Haddon on a flight in this 1915 Sopwith. Haddon's grandfather, J.A.D. McCurdy, made the first flight in Canada and the British Empire in 1909.