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F18s to soar over Jasper for Canada Day

Keep you eyes to the sky on Canada Day if you want to catch a glimpse of two F-18 fighter jets. For the second year in a row, the military aircraft will buzz Jasper as part of the festivities organized for Canada150.

Keep you eyes to the sky on Canada Day if you want to catch a glimpse of two F-18 fighter jets.

For the second year in a row, the military aircraft will buzz Jasper as part of the festivities organized for Canada150.

The flyby is expected take place at 2:33 p.m. only minutes after the Canada Day parade finishes, according to Pattie Pavlov, a member with the Canada Day committee.

To get a better understanding of how fast they fly, Pavlov said they can get from Hinton to Jasper in eight minutes flat.

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