Royal Canadian Air Force
By: Lucas Yoo
On Sunday, May 17 2020, a jet crashed into a British Columbia home leaving a Canadian air force pilot dead, and another seriously injured. The crash took place in Kamloops in British Columbia, northeast of Vancouver. Witnesses spotted the plane smoking and losing altitude at a rapid speed and shortly after, seeing one piolet eject right before the plane crashes. He landed on the roof of a residential home but was still injured. However, one pilot was unable to escape the plane before it crashed and went down with it.
According to an article from NBC News titled “Canadian air force pilot dies after jet crashes during coronavirus tribute,” they explain what the flight was meant for. “The flight was part of Operation Inspiration, a nationwide mission aimed at saluting first responders and other essential workers. The Snowbirds are a military aerobatics squadron based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.”
Many witnesses saw the plane moments before the crash. According to an article from NBC News titled “Canadian air force pilot dies after jet crashes during coronavirus tribute,” they interview people who witnessed the crash. “Kerri Turatus, 30, who lives in the neighborhood where the plane went down, said the aircraft hit a house, engulfing it in flames. It ‘sounded like a gunshot outside my window,’ Turatus said.”
Another article from Daily Mail titled “One crew member dead and another injured after Canadian Snowbirds plane performing flypast to celebrate front-line workers crashes in residential neighborhood” interviews witnesses as well. A man talked about how he witnessed one of the piolets ejecting from the plane right before the crash and where he landed. “Kenny Hinds, who lives in a house seven doors down from the crash site, said it looked like the living room of the house where the crash occurred was on fire.
'I just started running down the street. And I got there maybe a minute after it crashed and there was a couple of residents that had their hoses out and they were trying to put the flames out because it hit a house,' he said. 'It looked like most of it landed in the front yard, but maybe a wing or something went through the roof perhaps.'So there was a bunch of people running around trying to see if we could get into the house to see if everybody's OK.'”
Discussion Question: What could our military do to further protect our soldiers and what are some ways we can protect them from accidents like this?
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