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paul mcallister 18 May 20, 00:26Post
A RCAF Canadair CT-144 Tutor has crashed shortly after takeoff, both pilots ejected, but parachutes are not seen in the attached video.
Sadly it appears a female pilot has died, and the other male pilot is in hospital. Very sad for the team as they had involved in a tribute to health workers treating those with Covid-19 :(

The aircraft came down on a house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO_VeHRjZSI

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cp ... hes-in-b-c
JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 18 May 20, 20:48Post
Tragic. The deceased was the Snowbirds' publicity officer Capt. Jennifer Casey, who was the team's public affairs officer and was riding along with the team's lead pilot as she often did.

All sentiment for aviation aside and even without this incident, I have to question the wisdom of these tours. There really are better ways to spend those kind of resources right now.
A million great ideas...
 

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