Snowbirds to lift spirits with flyby over capital Thursday
Aerobatics team on national tour to boost morale during pandemic
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will take to the sky over the National Capital Region in an attempt to lift spirits Thursday afternoon.
The aerobatics team is on its national "Operation Inspiration" tour of the country as Canadians enter their third month of distancing and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's local flight plan brings the CT-114 Tutor planes from the Montreal area at 4:15 p.m. to Cornwall, Ont., by about 4:30 p.m.
They'll then head northwest over communities including Russell, St-Albert and Chesterville, Ont., before circling Ottawa-Gatineau and landing around 5:15 p.m.
The plan depends on the weather, however, and the local forecast calls for a cloudy afternoon with showers
Tomorrow's schedule has the Snowbirds leaving Ottawa around 10:30 a.m., flying southwest over the Perth and Smiths Falls, Ont., areas before following the waterfront over Brockville, Ont., to Trenton, Ont., where they'll land around 11:30 a.m.
So far the Snowbirds have flown over the Maritime provinces and Quebec, with weather preventing a visit to Newfoundland and Labrador.
