Cf Snowbirds Crash

• Ejection seat tangled with parachute in 2019 Snowbirds crash: Investigators

  A military investigation has found the ejection seat of one of its iconic Snowbirds planes tangled with the pilot's parachute as he tried to escape from the aircraft before it crashed in the U.S. state of Georgia last year.

  Jun 29, 2020
  
• Canada’s defence minister visits growing memorial to fatal Snowbird crash in Kamloops, B.C.

  Standing in front of nearly a kilometre of airport fencing covered in Canadian flags, flowers and written tributes, Harjit Sajjan said his thoughts were with Capt. Jennifer Casey's family and the rest of the Snowbirds.

  Canada

  May 19, 2020
  
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• CF Snowbirds’ country-wide tour suspended after fatal crash in B.C.

  During a news conference at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan, where the Snowbirds are based, team commander Lt.-Col. Mike French said the cross-country tour known as Operation Inspiration has been suspended.

  Canada

  May 18, 2020
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• Plane in CF Snowbird crash is decades old — What do we know about its safety?

  Some aviation experts aren't convinced age is a primary factor in the safety of an aircraft.

  Canada

  May 18, 2020
• Who was CF Snowbirds member killed in crash? Capt. Jenn Casey remembered as a ‘beautiful person’

  From B.C. to Nova Scotia, tributes and kind words are pouring in from friends and colleagues who remember Capt. Jennifer Casey.

  Canada

  May 18, 2020
• Kelowna, B.C., pilot organizes flyover honouring Snowbirds after member dies in crash

  Trevor Jones, 21, said at least a dozen private planes will fly over the Kelowna area in a line formation on Monday afternoon.

  May 18, 2020