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EllieBC

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3. There's a video and it looks like the plane

Reply to Budi (Reply #1)

Sun May 17, 2020, 06:26 PM

May 2020

was trying to climb, probably so the pilots could have enough time for their chutes to properly deploy when they ejected.

Per Global BC, one pilot survived and the other did not.

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Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashes in Kamloops, B.C. [View all] applegrove May 2020 OP

Any DUer military or pilots know what might have caused the incident as described? Budi May 2020 #1

The article says the planes were 2naSalit May 2020 #2

There's a video and it looks like the plane EllieBC May 2020 #3

This is a pretty good analysis from an airline pilot. Hassin Bin Sober May 2020 #10

Thanks you for posting that. Juan always does excellent analysis in his videos. SeattleVet May 2020 #13

Oh, no...the Snowbirds are amazing. SeattleVet May 2020 #4

Thanks for all that news. applegrove May 2020 #5

Good info & interesting story. Thanks for your post, SeattleVet Budi May 2020 #11

Latest information (19 minutes ago update) SeattleVet May 2020 #6

Oh no. So sad. applegrove May 2020 #8

K & R . Much appreciate your post. Budi May 2020 #12

"Operation Inspiration" - Snowbirds flew to raise the spirits of a country under lockdown Worried2020 May 2020 #7

. applegrove May 2020 #9