Yesterday was a tough one for me..
Canada’s 431 air demonstration squadron “The Snowbirds” Had arrived in my town on Saturday as part of their cross country tour to lift the spirits of the country during the coronavirus lockdown.
my home is on the side of the valley and we are at pattern altitude about 5 miles from the airport, I was amazed.I have never had this perspective watching them from the same altitude as they did their fly past over the city
yesterday Morning (Sunday) they were scheduled to depart but the weather was heavy rain and ifr at best
the snowbirds delayed their departure until late morning,
upon takeoff one of the planes had some form of mechanical problem, ( bird strike possible )
the pilot and the Passenger, the media liaison officer, ejected low level after a stall-spin, the plane crashed into a neighbourhood
no one on the ground was injured
the pilot is in critical condition and the media liason officer was deceased at the scene
i won’t post a video of the accident but they are all over social media
the following link is to a YouTube video titled “snowbirds the first twenty years”
Canada’s 431 air demonstration squadron “The Snowbirds” Had arrived in my town on Saturday as part of their cross country tour to lift the spirits of the country during the coronavirus lockdown.
my home is on the side of the valley and we are at pattern altitude about 5 miles from the airport, I was amazed.I have never had this perspective watching them from the same altitude as they did their fly past over the city
yesterday Morning (Sunday) they were scheduled to depart but the weather was heavy rain and ifr at best
the snowbirds delayed their departure until late morning,
upon takeoff one of the planes had some form of mechanical problem, ( bird strike possible )
the pilot and the Passenger, the media liaison officer, ejected low level after a stall-spin, the plane crashed into a neighbourhood
no one on the ground was injured
the pilot is in critical condition and the media liason officer was deceased at the scene
i won’t post a video of the accident but they are all over social media
the following link is to a YouTube video titled “snowbirds the first twenty years”
