Pitts Specials Formation Aerobatic Team

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Christen Industries S-2B Pitts Special C-GRPS belonging to the Pitts Specials Team on display at Smiths Falls-Montague Airport Ontario 4 June 2006 ChristenIndustriesS-2BPittsSpecialC-GRPS01.jpg
Christen Industries S-2B Pitts Special C-GRPS belonging to the Pitts Specials Team on display at Smiths Falls-Montague Airport Ontario 4 June 2006

The Pitts Specials Formation Aerobatic Team is a civilian airshow team flying Pitts Special S-2B biplanes throughout the United States, Central America and Canada.

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