Ottawa Citizen
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May 20, 2026
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Newly upgraded Snowbirds aircraft costing $30 million to go from delivery to retirement
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The Snowbirds have performed over 2,700 air displays for over 140 million people. PHOTO BY MASTER SEAMAN ROXANNE WOOD /CANADIAN FORCES Article content Snowbirds aircraft, newly modernized at a cost of $30 million, will go straight from delivery into retirement, the Canadian Forces has confirmed. Article content The 20 modernized aircraft were to be fully operational by the spring of 2027, according an April 2025 Royal Canadian Air Force briefing obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. Article content Article content But Defence Minister David McGuinty announced May 19 that the Snowbirds aerobatics tea…
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