Canada's New C-17 Globemaster Comes Home For the First Time!

[alex46763]

what ever happend to the hercules

[ndvfdff33]

@alex46763

Their still around.

[Saguanay]

Good old Whites Road for spotting. Best spot there , well the other end was good too but the MPs kicked ya out if you parked. I remember sitting in the Zellers parking lot and watching the Antonov take off once.

Good video.

[redgreen66]

Awesome shots of the back of CFB Trentons' airstrip! Brings back good memories of the time spent there and these amazing planes. I remember being in Gr. 10,hearing this loud noise and looking outside to see the sunlight gone. You could look up and see this huge Russian jet floating over the school as it gets ready to land. Something I'll always remember.

[scriptures4life]

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Youtube is telling me the video is popular and I can start showing ads on it now... but I just don't know. Seems strange to me.

[malecatwomen4u69]

c17 globemaster3

[eitelhome]

c-5 galaxy.

[scriptures4life]

Sorry I was really slow approving comments - I wasn't getting the notification emails!

[RCAFRules]

we do not own any IL-76... i really want to see a TU-95

[load102]

RCAFRules,  You are right we do not own any ILs but we rent them that was a IL taking off

[TheFlightFreak]

The Russian plane that took-off is a Ilyushin-76(IL76). They were designed to be bombers but are now used for cargo. There is a lot of them at Dubai international airport. They're really load!

Nice video by the way!

[aaronh257]

here in Riverside California they have 8 C-17 at March reserve air force base i have seen them flying before very cool.

[DROPD5150]

Here in Tacoma,WA at McCord AFB we have alot of those!!..they fly over my house daily!

[RCAFRules]

i was going to check out McChord when i went to seattle but i ran out of time... is it true that you can plane spot on I-5... i am from vancouver

[eejuice]

Excellent vid! I wish I'd been there. A little bit of history, really.

[DiscensVivere]

Yes, the first plane is definitely an IL-76.

[bassplaya1549]

The plane that took off was a IL-76, anyway nice to have a C-17 for the Canadian Air Force

[morbeev]

I think the first one is a Lockheed c 141

[NiTeHaWKnz]

This has to be one of the best quality videos of the C-17 I've seen. Nice work!!

Shame about the SUV on front of the fence :(

[ZMerritt88]

HA! I was on the base when it arrived! It really is amazing seeing something that big flting. A lot of the fields are being fenced up because of major changes. They have over 500 million dollars that they are spending on new stuff:JTF2 is supposed to be getting 200 acres in Trenton, along with tons of other stuff.

[AdelaideJetB0y]

Pretty sure the Russian Aircraft was an Ilyushin IL-76, can anyone correct if wrong?

[Tehfallinator]

Wy did we ive Canada our plane?

[triniphoenix007]

was it brand new as in rollin outa the factory new, or acquired from another user, but new to canada anyways new?

[gomich9]

i had no idea the canadian air force flew

c-17's

[DangerofDeath2]

lol at 2:20, many people mistake landing lights in the distance as UFOs

[qwerty1869]

i was at the abbotsford airshow when it landed

[dimitri02]

the first plane to takeoff was an IL-76 Candid.

[alicat123123]

i live 10min from the base

[bellvegas001]

now you can't even park there they have a fence blocking the empty field. stupid military!!! no harm was done there just people enjoying planes.... what nexted!!!!

[bellvegas001]

nice video, they have that parking area fenced off now so nobody can sit and watch the planes come in. that field was not doing anyone harm.... damn military!!!! what nexted?

[kirakishikatakinou]

I was in abbey when it flew in, the pilot buzzed the campground right after i woke up, pretty expensive alarm clock if you ask me...

[kirakishikatakinou]

That thing buzzed the camp area right after i got out of my tent, that was awesome.

[linktim]

Ha ha, i was there too when it came in, I was across the street at the Trenton Air Cadet Summer Training Center doing my basic course. Two days prior i flew in a CC-150 Combi ( an a320 with some seats missing)then on the sunday, after this, I GOT TO GO TO THE CHRISTENING CEREmONY WITH DINNER!!! It was so cool we got to touch the plane and everything

[TISAC1]

C-17 can crry what the IL-76 cannot, such as large earth moving equipment for winter emergencies such as you folks might see in blizzards, ice storms, etc. It can also carry tanks, which an IL-76 isn't able to do, not being a wide body cargo carrier :)

[F15EagleDriver3]

I was at the abbotsford airshow and saw it static on the runway just about an hour after it had landed on canadian soil for the 1st time. Then I got to watch it head out to ontario on its 1st Canadian soil take-off. Proud moment for us Canadians!

[CplCentaur]

If you're a Canadian- how come you have the name "F15EagleDriver"? hehehehe...Canadian Forces Air Command doesn't haven F15s unless you're just another snotty, upstart little kid who likes American F15s. (rolls eyes)

[raymondrayban]

nice one

[PortHardyRanger]

GREAT VIDEO!!! I was on this first flight from Abbotsford to Trenton, as a member of the group of "everyday heroes" assembled as part of the PR effort to introduce our new baby in Abbotsford and Trenton(I was the Canadian Ranger in the old style OD pants and red t-shirt). It was one of the coolest flights I've ever been on, and this is the best thing that could happen to the Air Force, some new kit that will increase the independence and effectiveness of the CF.

[FSXKid12FSXKid]

Nice video!Which airport is this?

[scriptures4life]

CYTR

[positivestep]

I am happy that we are able to enjoy the freedom of "public aviation sightseeing". In the States you can never ever go near an airport to watch or film planes. I pray we will not lose this great hobby, which my children are excited about.

[firedept35]

in oceania virgina you can be 500 feet from a runway from f 18 hornets to every military planes

[ulrek54321]

like a flight line at an air force base?

[canamwing]

I think we should have bought the new IL-76 instead of the over priced white eleghant C-17. I hope the people responsible for this enjoy the kick backs!

Canadians srewed again.

[mysboys]

Commenting with-out facts...you must be a Liberal!!!

[GreyFoxV1]

Because making accusations of someone voting for a certain party should really dictate how they are treated. Hurf durf.

[Parubhi]

Yea that's right, maybe it does make more sense to buy a russian A/C with inferior systems and support...makes a lot of sense. NOT!

[curtinder69]

who said anything about buying russian...? canada would never buy russian which is pretty obvious in the aircraft that we fly. we pretty much wont even buy european

[AV8R4HM]

canamwing,

I see you are more concerned about the politics of things than the actual cost effectiveness and abilities of the C-17.

[Saguanay]

Ahhhhhhhh good old Whites Road, only place ya could sit under the approach and not have the MPs kick you out. Nice departure on the IL76. Used to watch the Antonov take off from the park by the end of RCAF Road.

[mic01]

Does anybody know if they are going to replace the CF-18's anytie soon??

[JaffeyJoe]

prob in 10 to 15 years with the f-35 (JSF)

[GreyFoxV1]

If that project doesn't implode first *sigh*

[westhorag]

I believe you are mistaken about the departing aircraft as being an Ilyushin-76. The Russians have not contributed to the Abbotsford Airshow for many years now. I think what you are seeing departing is the US Airforce's C-141 Starlifter

[tastejones]

Your right they havent been a part of the airshow. But this was shot coming into Trenton its home base not Abbotsford. The IL-76 flies all the time out of CYTR with Skylink international the company that helps with equipement transfere to the Afgan mission

[BuzzEnWell]

Illushion 76, everyday also , loud sonsa ....

[TheFlightMan]

The Russian plane is an IL-76 I see it every time I go to Trenton with Cadets

[hetman11]

thank you mr stephen harper. Awesome video!

[xJTF2x]

Wow that is some first rate footage, nicely done. Its a good time for the CF.

[BubblesTroubles]

is that for hauling beer?

[deadeyeselh]

strait to afghanistan...not

[Plagas369]

Thank you very much for posting your video. This is my brother, Major Jeremy Reynolds, flying. He's been a part of this project from start to finish, and is based at CFB Trenton. Because we live in Alberta we don't get to see him "in action" so this was a treat to see. Thanks again!

[slave2school]

Wow it is awesome we provide such good intelligence for our enemies.

[slave2school]

You don't like your brother? Post his name some more why don't you.

[brendanjohannes]

Great vid, I think the Russian jet was an IL-76. C-17 (err CC-117) is a beast, I'm glad we have a couple now.

[perspixx]

People getting that excited over one plane? A cargo plane? Canada's Air Force must really suck. Not the pilots, but the equipment... seems outdated. What's the deal?

[brooklj]

Its the first one of the Canadian Air Force.

[NuclearCrisis]

Why do people go to airshows? Planes excite them, especially big ones like the Globemaster. Our air force isn't outdated at all especially now since were replacing the old Hercules aircraft with the Globemaster. We had some older shit in the whole military thanks to underfunding from the liberals, but there not in power anymore ;)

[canadianwing]

looks like a Ilyushin Il-76TD to me!

[canadianwing]

The Russian looks like a IL-62 to me...Great Video!

[pierreadrien2001]

Merci Scriptures pour la video BIENVENUE au canada AU C 17 :) enfin, at last , il nous aidera a un temps de reponse TRES RAPIDE a l aide internationale lucky to be the first canadian landing in our land bye to all in b.c. from quebec