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Royal Canadian Air Force Remembrance Day Flypasts

The Royal Canadian Air Forces announced this year’s Remembrance Day flypasts.

“Aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct flypasts for numerous Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada throughout the day on Saturday, November 11,” noted the press release.

Participants attending the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa and other ceremonies in the National Capital Region can expect flypasts by CF-18 Hornet fighter jets.

For other areas, please see below:

Alberta:

Edmonton (CH-146 Griffon).

British Columbia:

Ashcroft (CT-155 Hawk);
Campbell River (CC-130H Hercules);
Comox (CH-149 Cormorant);
Courtenay (CH-149 Cormorant);
Cumberland (CH-149 Cormorant);
Kamloops (CT-155 Hawk);
Lantzville (CH-148 Cyclone);
Nakusp (CH-146 Griffon),
Nanaimo (CP-140 Aurora);
New Westminster (CP-140 Aurora);
Qualicum Beach (CH-148 Cyclone),
Sidney (CH-148 Cyclone);
Union Bay (CH-149 Cormorant),
Vancouver (CP-140 Aurora); and
Westwold (CT-155 Hawk).

Ontario:

Arnprior (CH-147F Chinook);
Carleton Place (CH-147F Chinook);
Hastings (CH-146 Griffon);
Ivanhoe (CH-146 Griffon);
King City (CC-130J Hercules),
Madoc (CH-146 Griffon);
Toronto (CC-130H Hercules); and
Whitby (CC-130J Hercules).

New Brunswick:

McAdam (CH-146 Griffon);
Shediac (CP-140 Aurora); and
St Andrews (CH-146 Griffon).

Northwest Territories:

Yellowknife (CC-138 Twin Otter)

Nova Scotia:

Bridgewater (CH-149 Cormorant or CC-130H Hercules);
Dartmouth (CH-148 Cyclone);
Kingston (CP-140 Aurora);
Lunenburg (CH-149 Cormorant or CC-130H Hercules); and
New Germany (CH-149 Cormorant or CC-130H Hercules).

Québec:

Bagotville (CF-18 Hornet);
Courcelette (CH-146 Griffon);
Montreal (CH-146 Griffon), and
Québec City (CH-146 Griffon).

The press release noted aircraft will fly over the events at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above the highest obstacle on their routes.

“Flypasts by Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft are carefully planned and closely controlled for public safety and are dependent upon weather and flying conditions.”

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