Snowbirds planning morale-boosting fly-by
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This article was published 11/05/2020 (2130 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA — Manitoba Day festivities might be postponed on earth, but the military’s air-show corps are planning to shore up spirits in Winnipeg from the skies on Tuesday morning.
“We just landed in Winnipeg and will be assessing the weather for our route tomorrow,” Capt. Jenn Casey told the Free Press late Monday afternoon.
Weather permitting, the Snowbirds are set to launch Tuesday around 9:30 a.m., zipping above the city’s hospitals on a cross-country tour to boost morale during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday marks Manitoba’s 150th anniversary, and epic parties across the province have been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic restricts public gatherings.
That’s why the Snowbirds will not publish a specific route, so that people aren’t encouraged to gather.
Known as Operation Inspiration, the nine-jet fly-bys have so far included Toronto’s CN Tower, the Halifax Citadel and Niagara Falls, as well as smaller cities.
The Saskatchewan-based Snowbirds fly CT-114 Tutors, an aircraft that can reach a maximum speed of 590 kilometres per hour.
dylan.robertson@freepress.mb.ca
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