NEWS RELEASE
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
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Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk aircraft, recently retired from flying service, will be towed to their new home at 16 Wing/CFB Borden the evening/morning of May 13 and 14 and May 14 and 15 between approximately 8 p.m and 6 a.m.
The following roads will be affected by the move:
- Nottawasaga 33 and 34 Sideroad
- N. Nottawasaga Concession 6
- Fairground Road
- Simcoe County Road 42/Dufferin County Road 18
- Dufferin County Road 17/Simcoe County Roa 5
- Simcoe County Road 15
After reaching the end of their service lives, the CT-155 Hawk advanced jet trainers were recently retired as the lead-in trainer for new fighter pilots and will now find a new home and new life as maintenance trainers at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering, where the air force’s new generation of aircraft technicians learn their trades.
Members of the public are requested to follow all road and safety directions provided by escorting traffic control personnel and members of the Ontario Provincial Police and Canadian Forces Military Police. It is anticipated the road move will take approximately nine hours each night.
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