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Hey folks,
I was recently at the Edmonton International Airport picking up the family cat and I took a drive down the runway (by the cargo area) and noticed the tails of 2 Hercules, not TOO surprising, then I noticed a few other interesting things... Namely a United States Military Chinook heavy lift chopper, a Canadian Forces Griffon chopper and a CF-18 Hornet! This past Sunday was the date I noticed all this equipment, then shortly after I arrived they fired up the Chinook and took off and flew roughly South-East as I could tell! Back toward USA?
Just wondering, is it standard that we have some aircraft at the airport in case of emergency etc? I would imagine we always have a few Hercs standing by in case, and maybe the Griffon also, but I was surprised to see a CF-18! And the Chinook... Anyone know what that's all about?
Just curious!
I was recently at the Edmonton International Airport picking up the family cat and I took a drive down the runway (by the cargo area) and noticed the tails of 2 Hercules, not TOO surprising, then I noticed a few other interesting things... Namely a United States Military Chinook heavy lift chopper, a Canadian Forces Griffon chopper and a CF-18 Hornet! This past Sunday was the date I noticed all this equipment, then shortly after I arrived they fired up the Chinook and took off and flew roughly South-East as I could tell! Back toward USA?
Just wondering, is it standard that we have some aircraft at the airport in case of emergency etc? I would imagine we always have a few Hercs standing by in case, and maybe the Griffon also, but I was surprised to see a CF-18! And the Chinook... Anyone know what that's all about?
Just curious!