A CC-130H Hercules aircraft will be conducting a flyby over Owen Sound on Canada Day.
The Hercules plane from the 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 8 Wing Trenton will be soaring over Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound at about 12:45 p.m. Friday as part of the city’s Canada Day celebrations.
“Service before self is the core of the Canadian Armed Forces’ ethos, and it is a privilege to serve this country and all its people,” a release from the Canadian Armed Forces says. “Canada Day is an opportunity for us to celebrate, and build upon, this relationship.”
Flybys conducted by Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft are carefully planned and closely controlled for public safety. They are dependent upon weather, flying conditions and operations.
A release from the Canadian Armed Forces says the aircraft will fly at minimum altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacle in their path.
