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Snowbirds to perform final air show demonstration

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The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds will perform their last air show with Tutor jets in Moose Jaw on Friday before retiring the aircraft. This final performance will be livestreamed online, and there will be a concluding flyover at the Grey Cup game in Calgary on November 15. The team is pausing operations until new Pilatus CT-157 Siskin aircraft are ready for training. Captain Philip Rochon notes that despite the retirement of the iconic jets after nearly six decades, there has been significant support from Canadians this summer.

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The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds aerial aerobatics team will perform their final show in Moose Jaw, Sask., on Friday, before retiring their Tutor jets after 55 years of service. The RCAF plans to livestream the event at 2 p.m. ET on its Facebook page. Although this marks the end for the CT-114 Tutors, there will be one final flyover by the Snowbirds at the Canadian Football League Grey Cup game in Calgary on November 15. Captain Philip Rochon, a public affairs officer for the team, expressed that it is bittersweet to say goodbye to these iconic planes while looking forward to future performances with new aircraft.

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- Montreal man fights charges after rescuing baby raccoon ‘Pepper’ that bonded to him Captain Philip Rochon, the public affairs officer for the team, says it’s a bittersweet time as the pilots say goodbye to the planes the Snowbirds have flown for nearly six decades.

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🔮 The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds will perform their final air show with the Tutor jets in Moose Jaw, Sask., Friday, before the iconic aircraft are retired for good.

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The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds will perform their final air show with the Tutor jets in Moose Jaw, Sask., Friday, before the iconic aircraft are retired for good. asserted

aircraft → perform → Jaw

The annual season home closing show is set to be livestreamed online — although there will be one more chance to see the CT-114 Tutors in action before they are sent to Trenton, Ont., for disposal. asserted

they → set → disposal

Get breaking National news The Snowbirds are scheduled to perform a flyover at the Grey Cup game in Calgary on Nov. 15. asserted

Snowbirds → get → Nov.

The aging Tutor jets are being retired and the Snowbirds will go on hiatus until the team can be trained on the replacement Pilatus aircraft, the CT-157 Siskin. asserted

team → age → aircraft

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centres → see → them

Snowbirds → fight → decades

Rochon says over the summer months, the Snowbirds received an outpouring of support from Canadians across the country, including former pilots. asserted

Snowbirds → say → pilots