The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first CC-177 Globemaster III, delivered on August 8, 2007, surpassed 10,000 accumulated flying hours last month while on a mission to resupply RCAF Forward Operating Locations in the north. The Globemaster, which carries the tail number CC-17701, reached the milestone on October 12, 2018.

 To mark the steadfast work of the aviators who maintain and fly the RCAF’s heavy-lift workhorse, a ceremony was held at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario, to commemorate and celebrate this important capability that has increased Canada’s airpower projection around the world. Read the rest of the story . . .