Canadian Aerobatic Jet Crashes Amid Pandemic Show in British Columbia; 1 Dead

Canadian Aerobatic Jet Crashes Amid Pandemic Show in British Columbia; 1 Dead
First responders transport an injured person on a stretcher at the scene of a crash involving a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2020. Brendan Kergin/Castanet Kamloops/The Canadian Press via AP
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KAMLOOPS, British Columbia—A Canadian aerobatic jet crashed into a British Columbia neighborhood during a flyover intended to boost morale during the pandemic, killing one crew member, seriously injuring another and setting a house on fire. Video appeared to show the plane’s crew ejecting.

The crash left debris scattered across the neighborhood near the airport in the city of Kamloops, 260 miles (418 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver, on May 17. The Snowbirds are Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds or U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels.