Posted on 05/17/2020 2:40:25 PM PDT by Kriggerel
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said debris was scattered and a house was on fire.
The Kamloops Airport said emergency crews were responding to the crash as defence officials were scrambling for details about the incident, the second crash involving the military's famed aerobatic team in less than a year.
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix said one person was in hospital after paramedics and air ambulances responded to the crash.
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Live witness videos of Snowbird Jet malfunction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxv33FeOU9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxqz9EHm7IE
Apparently one pilot killed on ejection?
The first puff could have been the canopy separating.
Dunno if the CT-114 has a command ejection system where it only takes one of the crew to initiate the process to eject both.
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