OPERATION INSPIRATION
Fly-over of Moose Jaw leads to short break before continuing cross-Canada tour
Even though we here in Moose Jaw get a chance to see them far more often than most, it’s always an event when the Snowbirds perform a flyover of Canada’s Most Notorious City.
That’s why on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12, there were plenty of folks looking to the skies to catch the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron’s latest flyover as they returned home for a short break from their Operation Inspiration cross-Canada tour.
The tour – which began on May 3 in Saint John, N.B. and continued through the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba since – is aimed at boosting spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic and has drawn rave reviews on social media from communities that rarely, if ever, get a chance to see the Snowbirds in person.
The team arrived over Moose Jaw around 1:45 p.m. and perform a handful of passes over the city in their signature nine-jet formation before landing at 15 Wing.
After day and a half with their families, the team was back in the air on May 14, flying to Regina before heading north to Saskatoon and then to Cold Lake, Alta. as their tour took them through northern Alberta and B.C. After swinging down the west coast, the Snowbirds will make the return home through southern communities before bringing Operation Inspiration to a close.
Be sure to follow the Snowbirds on Twitter at @CFSnowbirds for the latest information on the tour and everything happening with the team.