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#848879 - 05/19/07 05:56 PM Canadian Snowbirds jet crash during rehearsal
jeffryv Moderator Offline
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Capt. Shawn McCaughey, 31, of Candiac, Quebec, died when his jet - flying upside down in a four-plane formation - broke from the cluster of Snowbirds and hurtled 300 feet to the ground.




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Edited by jeffryv (05/19/07 06:29 PM)

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#848880 - 05/21/07 12:50 AM Re: Canadian Snowbirds jet crash during rehearsal [Re: jeffryv]
jeffryv Moderator Offline
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Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada
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The Snowbirds perform high-speed, low-altitude maneuvers in nine Canadair CT-114 Tutors and are part of the Canadian Air Force. The team had been scheduled to perform Saturday and Sunday at Malmstrom and at an air show in British Columbia on Wednesday.

In a statement Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called McCaughey "a positive role model and goodwill ambassador who truly personified the professionalism and dedication of all the women and men who make up our Canadian Forces."
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