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Snowbird plane crashes at Montana air show
18/05/2007 7:39:27 PM
A Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashed during a rehearsal for an air show in Malmstrom, Montana.
Snowbird plane crashes at Montana air show
A coroner has been called to the scene but it has not been confirmed whether the pilot was killed. A press conference has been called in Moose Jaw, Sask. where the Snowbirds are based.
The jet was flying in formation with five other planes from Canada's renowned aerobatics team.
According to witness, the plane plummeted and smoke rose from the ground where it crashed.
The last Snowbirds plane crash happened on Aug. 24, when Capt. Andrew Mackay lost control of his jet in a rural area west of Thunder Bay, Ont., on Aug. 24.
Mackay ejected from the jet before the crash and wasn't hurt.
The Snowbirds fly CT-114 Tutor jets, an aircraft designed in Canada and used by the team since 1971. The Canadian Forces had used the same plane for basic pilot training since 2000.
The jets have a top speed of 750 kilometres per hour with their signature smoke tanks attached, and weigh 7,170 pounds.
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18/05/2007 7:39:27 PM
A Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashed during a rehearsal for an air show in Malmstrom, Montana.
Snowbird plane crashes at Montana air show
A coroner has been called to the scene but it has not been confirmed whether the pilot was killed. A press conference has been called in Moose Jaw, Sask. where the Snowbirds are based.
The jet was flying in formation with five other planes from Canada's renowned aerobatics team.
According to witness, the plane plummeted and smoke rose from the ground where it crashed.
The last Snowbirds plane crash happened on Aug. 24, when Capt. Andrew Mackay lost control of his jet in a rural area west of Thunder Bay, Ont., on Aug. 24.
Mackay ejected from the jet before the crash and wasn't hurt.
The Snowbirds fly CT-114 Tutor jets, an aircraft designed in Canada and used by the team since 1971. The Canadian Forces had used the same plane for basic pilot training since 2000.
The jets have a top speed of 750 kilometres per hour with their signature smoke tanks attached, and weigh 7,170 pounds.
More to come...
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070518%2fsnowbird_070518