we lost a Beautiful bird today.. :(

[slimt]

Not my vid.. but it tells a grim outlook.. the 20 second mark the engine pops.

 

[kiwigtx]

I hope the pilot managed to escape in time

 

[Sahara]

Yup. A sad day indeed.

 

[Photon440]

We lost Jenn Casey in that crash too. The plane hit a house.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/plane-crash-kamloops-1.5573930

 

[Sahara]

I hope the pilot managed to escape in time

They both ejected but the pilot died.

 

[snakeyes]

posted earlier on air craft thread its a shame

 

[multimopes]

Very sad! R.I.P Jenn! I hope the other person is okay.

 

[bm02tj]

I road my bike over to the area and they had it all taped off
I also watch the fly around the day before

 

[1974ChargerSE]

Sad Loss. I wonder how serviceable those planes are after almost 50 years of service (1971). Lot of strain on an aircraft frame with aerial acrobatics over the course of that many years, even with the best of maintenance. I am surprised that they are still in service.
I realize that we are still flying B-52s (U.S.) from the 50's, but a bomber does not have to handle G's like a fighter plane doing aerobatics. Stay Strong, Canada.

 

[Slap Stick]

Those B-52s also get rebuilt and modernized periodically.

 

[slimt]

Sad Loss. I wonder how serviceable those planes are after almost 50 years of service (1971). Lot of strain on an aircraft frame with aerial acrobatics over the course of that many years, even with the best of maintenance. I am surprised that they are still in service.
I realize that we are still flying B-52s (U.S.) from the 50's, but a bomber does not have to handle G's like a fighter plane doing aerobatics. Stay Strong, Canada.

Canada has a very high standard on maintenance , if they fail the grade. They just dont fly. But like anything else put there. Some parts break , fail. Its really hard to speculate . The pop at 20 seconds , shut the plane down and it was already in a lift.

 

[dadsbee]

They both ejected but the pilot died.

The pilot Capt. Richard MacDougall is alive, Jennifer was the Public Relations Officer and deceased. Neither chute fully opened, pilot landed on a sloped house roof and Jennifer hit a tree.

 

[Bee1971]

God Bless

I have fueled those Snowbirds numerous times here in GRB over the years

Actually we would just pull the Jet A trucks up and pull out the hoses for the pilots and they would fuel them overwing on the fuselage

Great bunch of people , always friendly as they would sometimes come in unannounced for fuel , 6 - 8 -10 or more at a time

 

[Photon440]

Sad Loss. I wonder how serviceable those planes are after almost 50 years of service (1971). Lot of strain on an aircraft frame with aerial acrobatics over the course of that many years, even with the best of maintenance. I am surprised that they are still in service.
I realize that we are still flying B-52s (U.S.) from the 50's, but a bomber does not have to handle G's like a fighter plane doing aerobatics. Stay Strong, Canada.

They are older than that. First flight was in 1960 and they entered service in 1963. However, the Snowbird planes have been meticulously maintained, completely stripped down and rebuilt. They are flown by experts who know the limits, and like most air show performances usually stick to 90% of the aircraft capabilities. These Tudors weigh under 5,000 pounds empty and since the intended use was for training, they were quite robust.

Even now, the old planes are being upgraded, with new avionics intended to keep the planes in the air until 2030.

 

[SgtSuperbird]

This is extremely sad. Although an American, this has been my "wallpaper" shot on my phone for over a year:



Snowbirds Over Niagara, 2019

 

[Budnicks]

That's truly sad...

RIP for whom ever it's concerned
my deepest sympathy for all the others involved

 

[Hey-O]

Even the best aren't guaranteed anything....RIP

 

[Photon440]