One of Cananda's precision acrobatic Snowbirds as Crashed in Montana,.they were to do an Airshow this weekend,...............I haven't heard if te pilot could bail-out or not,.......................This is a tragic deal for a tightly knot team such as these guys,..........
I also think that one of te Amercan Blue Angels planes crashed within the last mont or so,.....This is not a good start to te Airshow Season,which I think just starts with this montana Show
I hope the pilot made it out,.....................................
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2007 Air Show denotes a link to the related Travel Journal.
May Notices Date Air Show Location Journal 19 Malmstrom Air Show Malmstrom, Montana, U.S.A. 20 Malmstrom Air Show Malmstrom, Montana, U.S.A. 23 Penticton Air Show Penticton, British Columbia, Canada 26 Brandon Air Show Brandon, Manitoba, Canada 27 Brandon Air Show Brandon, Manitoba, Canada This part of the 2007 schedule ,as you can see the 1st show was to be tomorow May 19th 2007 I am just hearing right now that it's unlikely that the Pilot has survived, as witness's have reported no Parachute was seen.................. .........Our Thoughts go out to the Family,.of the Pilot,.as well as the rest of Canada's Snowbirds Team,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...Here's a direct link to the Snowbirds website ,....... http://www.snowbirds.forces.gc.ca/site/team/team_e.asp
Here's the news from a Montana Newspaper (and it's not good) May 18, 2007 5:18 PM
Snowbirds pilot killed while practicing for air show at Malmstrom
A Canadian Forces Snowbird plane, rehearsing for two shows this weekend at Malmstrom Air ForceBase, crashed about 4 p.m. on the south end of the base’s main runway, killing the pilot.
the Pilot Shawn McCaughey,.....considered a very jovial & considerate man .....Sadly enough he was a Quebec'er,............ No word on what happened yet,........but Our Hearts must go out to this mans family,...................... I've seem their show many times,....(as I'm sure many of you),..and they are nothing short of Spectacular, Total number of Snowbirds Killed since the start of the Program back in the early 70's,.......now stands a 6,..................They fly 3400 flights a year,......
Some more Sad news comes from the Father of the Shawn the Pilot.,......His Dad said today is Shawn's fiancee's Birthday,.& that He & She were to be Married next weekend in Montreal,............a sad day indeed for these two family's..................................................................
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