The CC-177 Globemaster performs touch and goes at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. 

Photo credit- Sgt Ron FlynnThe CC-177 Globemaster performs touch and goes at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. Photo credit- Sgt Ron Flynn
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C-17 Seen During Training

A large military aircraft attracted some attention just south of Goderich today.

It was part of a training exercise involving a C-17 transport.  The plane is 53 m long with a 52 m wingspan and has a  maximum takeoff weight is 265,000 kg.  The aircraft is roughly four times the size of a Hercules.

The training also took the C-17 south towards Sarnia.

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