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Winnipeg Whiteout street party to soar to new heights

Two Canadian Forces CF-will flyby the Bell MTS Place Tuesday night. The Canadian Press Images/Mark Spowart

The roar of thousands of Jets fans will be matched by the roar of two CF-18 Hornet fighter jets as they fly over Bell MTS Place Tuesday night.

The Jets’s first home game of round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs starts at 7 p.m.

READ: Predators beat Jets 5-4 in double overtime to tie series 1-1

On Monday the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed two jets out of 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta., will conduct a flyby over the Jets Whiteout Party just before puck drop.

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“The RCAF is proud to share in national sporting events such as this, with flybys that allow us to demonstrate the capabilities of our personnel and aircraft to Canadians,” a statement read.

It might also be a chance for Nashville fans to get a clearer understanding of what ‘real’ jets look like.

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READ: ‘Smash-talk’ – Nashville Predators taunt Winnipeg Jets fans on twitter

Prior to the start of the series the Nashville Predators replaced its usual  ‘smash car’ candidate with the hull of a single propeller plane.

For more than a decade Predators fans have been given the chance to take a sledgehammer to a car before home games, as long as they make a donation to charity.

Last week’s smash took a direct shot at Winnipeg fans who were more than happy to point out the plane being used was not a J-E-T.

 

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