The military flight squadron “Snowbirds” was in action at an air show in honor of the helpers in the fight against the corona virus when the accident occurred.
A pilot was killed and another crew member was injured in the crash of a Canadian military flight squadron “Snowbirds”. This was announced by the Canadian Air Force on Sunday (local time) on Twitter. The Royal Canadian Air Force initially did not provide any further information about the accident in the province of British Columbia.
According to media reports, the machines had started a flight show in the region in honor of the helpers in the fight against the corona pandemic when the accident occurred.
The crash occurred shortly after the jet took off at Kamloops airport near Vancouver, the Canadian broadcaster CBC reported. Video recordings show how the jet suddenly pulls up in a steep curve and then falls vertically to the ground. The machine crashed into a front yard of a house in a residential area and went up in flames there. According to eyewitness accounts, a crew member was able to escape to the ejection seat.
The Canadian Air Force aerial acrobat team performs at air shows. According to the flight authority, the “Snowbirds” were last used nationwide to honor the helpers at the forefront during the corona crisis.
The aerobatic team uses two-seat domestic Canadair CL-41 “Tutor” jets, which have been manufactured since the 1960s.
(APA / dpa)
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