Pilot Uninjured, Jet Damaged in Snowbirds ‘Incident’ During Takeoff in BC

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds air demonstration team fly over English Bay as part of the Celebration of Light fireworks festival, in Vancouver, as an aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport is seen in the distance, on July 27, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A Snowbirds pilot escaped physical injury today, landing a jet after an incident during takeoff in northern British Columbia.

The Royal Canadian Air Force tweeted Tuesday evening to say it will be investigating what happened at the Fort St. John, B.C., airport, but is releasing few details.