2 Snowbirds Crash during Training, 1 Pilot Dead
Posted 12-11-2004 at 03:19 AM
Capt. Miles Selby, 31, of Tsawwassen, B.C., died in the crash. (Courtesy DND)
MOSSBANK, SASK. - Two Canadian Forces Snowbirds crashed in mid-air Friday morning while on a routine practice flight over southern Saskatchewan, killing one pilot and injuring a second.
Capt. Miles Selby, 31, died in the crash. He was a native of Tsawwassen, B.C., and a two-year veteran of the elite aerobatic team.
The Defence Department said the pilot of the other jet, Capt. Chuck Mallett, 35, of Edmonton, Alta., sustained minor injuries and is being treated at Moose Jaw Union Hospital.
The collision took place at about 10 a.m. local time near Mossbank, about 65 kilometres south of Moose Jaw.
Military officials said they don't yet know what caused the crash, but they have suspended all flying training missions from the Snowbirds base in Moose Jaw while they investigate.
"We will regroup and spend some time thinking about our loss," Col. Alain Boyer told a news conference Friday afternoon. "That's our focus right now."
He said the investigation would start Friday or Saturday and likely take a few days.
Selby joined the Canadian Forces in 1991. After training as a fighter pilot, he was posted to Cold Lake, Alta., and flew missions in Kosovo and the Balkans.
Mallet, who is in his third year with the Snowbirds, joined the Forces in 1991 and was posted to the Canadian Forces Flying Training School in Moose Jaw as an instructor.
The Snowbirds fly 11 Canadair Tutor aircraft. Nine perform as a team in air shows and two other spare jets fill in when the others are down for maintenance or repairs. The planes were used as training aircraft by the air force until 2000.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/10/snowbird-crash041210.html
Source: CBC.ca
Capt. Miles Selby, 31, of Tsawwassen, B.C., died in the crash. (Courtesy DND)
MOSSBANK, SASK. - Two Canadian Forces Snowbirds crashed in mid-air Friday morning while on a routine practice flight over southern Saskatchewan, killing one pilot and injuring a second.
Capt. Miles Selby, 31, died in the crash. He was a native of Tsawwassen, B.C., and a two-year veteran of the elite aerobatic team.
The Defence Department said the pilot of the other jet, Capt. Chuck Mallett, 35, of Edmonton, Alta., sustained minor injuries and is being treated at Moose Jaw Union Hospital.
The collision took place at about 10 a.m. local time near Mossbank, about 65 kilometres south of Moose Jaw.
Military officials said they don't yet know what caused the crash, but they have suspended all flying training missions from the Snowbirds base in Moose Jaw while they investigate.
"We will regroup and spend some time thinking about our loss," Col. Alain Boyer told a news conference Friday afternoon. "That's our focus right now."
He said the investigation would start Friday or Saturday and likely take a few days.
Selby joined the Canadian Forces in 1991. After training as a fighter pilot, he was posted to Cold Lake, Alta., and flew missions in Kosovo and the Balkans.
Mallet, who is in his third year with the Snowbirds, joined the Forces in 1991 and was posted to the Canadian Forces Flying Training School in Moose Jaw as an instructor.
The Snowbirds fly 11 Canadair Tutor aircraft. Nine perform as a team in air shows and two other spare jets fill in when the others are down for maintenance or repairs. The planes were used as training aircraft by the air force until 2000.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/10/snowbird-crash041210.html
Yea, I just saw that on aero-news.net. Thats sad, everything's crashing now!
Yea. :(
I saw the Snowbirds fly last year at CNE, great team..
