A handful of vintage warplanes owned and maintained by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont., will be a part of a cross-country tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Airforce.
In all, the tour will hit eight airshows between mid-July through August with a Lancaster bomber as one of the headliners.
Museum president and CEO Dave Rohrer says a D-Day Douglas C-47 skytrain, PBY Catalina amphibious aircraft and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber will also make a few appearances on the trip which includes a Canada Day flyover in Ottawa.
“It’s about an 80-hour venture for five of our airplanes this summer,” Rohrer explained.
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The museum planes haven’t been on the road in several years including the vintage Lancaster bomber which last ventured away from Hamilton to England in 2014.
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A flight crew of four as well as eight specialists will participate in the legs featuring the bomber which hits Quinte, Ottawa, Manitoba and Alberta.
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