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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are making another attempt to fly over Regina on Monday, giving fans in the Queen City one last chance to see the aerial display team.
The team cancelled a planned flyover of the city on Nov. 5, citing “unforeseen circumstances.”
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On social media on Sunday, the team said that after a practice flight the Snowbirds will fly over Regina around 11:30 a.m.
“Look up as we pass over Wascana Lake, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Regina International Airport,” the post said, adding that he formation would stay at least 500 ft above the highest point along the route.
The CT-114 Tutor jets used by the team are being retired, and the Snowbirds will take a five-year hiatus from performances while their new CT-157 Siskin II aircraft are built.
Some of the Tutor jets will live in museums and on pedestals after their retirement.
Lieutenant Colonel Guillaume Paquet, the Commanding Officer of the Snowbirds, previously told CJME News that the fleet of jets will be flown to Ontario after the team’s final flyover during the Grey Cup on Nov. 15 in Calgary.
Paquet said IMP Aerospace & Defence, based in Trenton, is the company responsible for decommissioning the jets.
He said the company will “rack and stack” requests from anyone who may want the Canadian planes.
Paquet said the planes will no longer be flyable, but some may be used for maintenance training.
“This is a 63-year-old airplane,” he said. “It has earned its rest, and most of the people are looking forward to the new airplane and seeing what we’re going to do with the new show.”
— with files from CJME’s Gillian Massie
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