Snowbirds to lift spirits with flyby over capital Thursday

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will take to the sky over the National Capital Region in an attempt to lift spirits Thursday afternoon.

The aerobatics team is on its national "Operation Inspiration" tour of the countryas Canadians enter their third month of distancing and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today's local flight plan brings the CT-114 Tutor planesfrom the Montreal area at 4:15 p.m. to Cornwall, Ont., by about 4:30 p.m.

They'll then head northwestover communities including Russell, St-Albert and Chesterville, Ont., before circling Ottawa-Gatineau and landing around 5:15 p.m.

Theplandepends on the weather, however, and the local forecast calls for a cloudy afternoon with showers

Tomorrow's schedule has the Snowbirds leaving Ottawa around 10:30 a.m., flying southwest overthe Perth and Smiths Falls, Ont., areas before following the waterfront overBrockville, Ont.,to Trenton, Ont., where they'll land around 11:30 a.m.

So far the Snowbirds have flownover the Maritime provinces and Quebec, with weather preventing a visit to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Operation Inspiration is a salute to all Canadians doing their part to fight COVID-19.