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Massive Ukrainian Cargo Plane Pays Vancouver Island Air Force Base a Thanksgiving Visit
The RCAF said the aircraft helped move personnel and equipment as it used commercial cargo support when military airlift was unavailable.
- On Monday, October 12, an Antonov An-124-100M cargo aircraft made its first recorded landing at 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island, remaining overnight before departing early Tuesday.
- The Royal Canadian Air Force likely contracted the aircraft to support military personnel movement when the military's CC-177 Globemaster fleet was occupied elsewhere.
- Named 'Mykolaiv' after a Ukrainian city, the AN-124 features a 73-metre wingspan and 120,000 kg payload, with a distinctive nose that lifts for loading oversized equipment.
- As part of Antonov Airlines' "Be Brave Like Ukraine" campaign, each aircraft in their fleet bears the name of a city resisting Russian occupation.
- Records dating to 2017 reveal this visit marks the largest plane ever to land at 19 Wing Comox, cementing the aircraft's status as a symbol of national pride.
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