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People walking along Kelowna’s waterfront Tuesday were treated to a special air show, courtesy of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron from Comox was training above Okanagan Lake for almost an hour, practising hoist lifts via a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter.
The primary role of 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron is to provide aviation resources in support of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria. A team from the 442 Squadron flew to Penticton from Comox on Monday for training, as the Okanagan is part of the squadron’s response region.
That region consists of 920,000 square kilometres of mainly mountainous terrain in the Yukon and B.C., as well as 560,000 square kilometres of the Pacific, extending approximately 600 nautical miles offshore, including more than 27,000 kilometres of coastline.
The 442 Squadron trains in the Okanagan twice a month.
According to the public affairs office, the CH-149 Cormorant usually has five personnel on board for training – a pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and two search and rescue operatives. Standby teams and air support remained in Comox.
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s CH-149 Cormorant is often called upon to come to the aid of ships in trouble or people lost or injured in the wilderness. The large, rugged helicopter has a top speed in excess of 275 km/h and a range of 1,000 kilometres.
Castanet’s webcam above The Sails captured the Cormorant in training
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