Massive Ukrainian cargo plane pays Vancouver Island air force base a Thanksgiving visit

If Comox Valley residents happened to look up on Thanksgiving Day, they may have spotted a giant soaring across the valley’s skies: an Antonov AN-124-100M aircraft.
The AN-124 that touched down on Oct. 12 is perhaps the largest aircraft ever to do so at CFB Comox. With a wingspan of 73 metres (roughly six transit buses end-to-end) and a freight payload of 120,000 kg, this aircraft is designed for hauling the kind of large items that wouldn’t fit in a standard commercial or military c