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Canada is sending a three man, one woman team, flying the Extra 300, the new Pitts S-1-11-B, and the first WAC appearance of Dan Rihn's DR-107 One Design monoplane. Not pictured is Randy Gagne, an aerobatic instructor and Hollywood Stunt Pilot from Sherman Oaks, California. Gagne was the Canadian 4 Minute Champion in 1989 and won the Coupe Cap - B Class International in 1983.

Pilots

The 1996 Canadian Aerobatic team:

Photo: Lloyd Beaule

Three time Canadian National Champion Lloyd Beaule from Calgary, Alberta.

Photo: Gerry Younger

Physician Pat Cruchley has been competing in aerobatics since 1984, moving up the ranks to the unlimited level in 1993. She is the only Canadian woman to compete at this level, and will be the first female competitor ever from Canada at the World Aerobatic Championships. In 1990, she became the first woman to win a Canadian National Championship at the Advanced level, the level of competition one stage below Unlimited. Pat obtained her pilot's license in 1981, and when not flying is an anaesthetist in Toronto.

Photo: Gerry Younger

Eight time Canadian National Champion Gerry Younger from Guilph, Ontario.

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Aircraft

DR-107 (One-Design) Photo: Lloyd Beaule

Lloyd Beaule and Dan Rihn's One Design, the DR-107. Beaule is one of the first to complete construction of a One Design and his will be the first to appear at a WAC.

Gerry Younger and Extra 300S Photo: Gerry Younger

Gerry Younger, leader of the Canadian team as eight time Canadian National Champion, and his Extra 300S.

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