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Bird strike on Snowbird engine likely caused fatal crash: report | CBC News

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Jun 2, 2020
Bird strike on Snowbird engine likely caused fatal crash: report | CBC News

Canadian air force crash investigators are looking at a bird strike as the probable cause of the crash of a Snowbird demonstration jet in Kamloops, British Columbia last month.

An investigation into the May 17, 2020 crash of a Snowbird jet that killed Capt. Jenn Casey is focusing on a possible bird strike. A red circle shows an object, believed to be a bird, near the right intake of the aircraft’s engine in flight. (RCAF)

Canadian air force crash investigators are looking at a bird strike as the probable cause of the crash of a Snowbird demonstration jet in Kamloops, British Columbia last month.

The accident killed Capt. Jenn Casey, the public affairs officer for the aerobatics team.

In a preliminary report issued Monday, investigators say video footage from the crash showed a bird was in very close proximity

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