Canada

Two CF-18 Hornets fly over downtown Ottawa

Two fighter jets flew over downtown Ottawa late Monday morning to mark D’s day.

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 Hornets overflew the National War Memorial at 11:05 a.m. Monday.

“The flights of RCAF aircraft are carefully planned and strictly controlled for public safety and depend on weather and summer conditions,” RCAF said in a press release before takeoff.

June 6, 1944 was the day of the Normandy landings, important for the Western Allies’ efforts to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.