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Apr 13/2001
A little Canadian
news for you.
The following article is from The Vancouver Sun newspaper in Vancouver BC, one
of Canada's most respected dailies. Its website is at http://www.vancouversun.com.
Snowbirds grounded after landing mishap Jeremy Sandler Vancouver Sun with
Canadian Press Susan Quinn, Special to the Vancouver Sun / Going nowhere very
fast, a crippled Snowbird is removed from a CFB Comox runway. The pilot, Captain
Warren Wright, escaped injury when the landing gear of the jet collapsed
during a nine-plane formation landing Tuesday. The Snowbirds had just finished a
routine practice. The military has grounded the team until an
investigation of the accident is completed. One of Canada's famous
aerobatic pilots escaped serious injury on Tuesday after the landing gear
of his Snowbird jet collapsed during a formation landing at CFB Comox.
Captain Warren Wright of Delta, an eight-year veteran of the Canadian Air Force
who is in his second year with the flying team, was taken to hospital as a
precautionary measure but released soon afterward. Wright's jet was flying
near the rear of the nine-plane group during a routine formation landing. The
pilots are preparing for upcoming summer air-show season. Comox's base
commander, Colonel Bill Neumann, said the team comes west from its base in Moose
Jaw, Sask. every year to practice aerobatics over the varied terrain and
weather offered by B.C. He added that there was a full emergency response
to the accident and that no cause had yet been determined. "We have
to investigate the entire accident and find out what caused it," he said.
"At this early stage, anything we have would be purely
speculative." The entire team has been grounded pending an
investigation. The Snowbirds are scheduled to perform 67 shows at 43
different sites across North America this year.
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Below is a limited edition print I
found on the net that demonstrates the Snowbirds well...this print is currently
available for sale.
OFFICIAL 30th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED -EDITION PRINT AVAILABLE
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