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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 | Volume 33 No. 49
TODAY’S WEATHER
Chance of showers High 27 C Low 12 C
BACK IN THE SWIM
TRASH TALK
FEDERAL FACELIFT
Westsyde Pool, Valleyview Arena opening soon
Our Dig It column examines the archaeology of us
The 120-yearold beauty never looked better
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DAVE EAGLES/KTW A pair of Canadian Forces Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor jets take off from Kamloops Airport on Tuesday morning. It marked the first time the iconic red and white jets have been airborne since the May 17 crash in Kamloops that claimed the life of Capt. Jennifer Casey and injured the pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall. The rest of the squadron’s planes will be flown to home base in Moose Jaw later this month.
AFTER THE CRASH, SNOWBIRDS FLY AGAIN
MICHAEL POTESTIO STAFF REPORTER michael@kamloopsthisweek.com
The first two of 10 Canadian Forces Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor jets grounded at Kamloops Airport were flown home to Moose Jaw on Tuesday morning. Once back at base, the jets will be used to train other pilots in order to retrieve the remaining eight planes in about two weeks. The jets have been grounded since a May 17 crash in Kamloops claimed the life of Capt. Jennifer Casey and
injured the pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac of Kamloops Airport before takeoff on Tuesday, Lt.-Col. Denis Bandet, the Snowbirds’ commanding officer, said the departure marked the beginning of the squadron moving forward with pilot and technician training for 2021. The Royal Canadian Air Force has had a team of engineers examine the planes in preparation for their return home, Bandet said. “We took the time to sit back and look at everything through a microscope,” he said.
“We went through every bit of systems on the airplanes, from the motors to the avionics to the structures, to make sure that everything we’re doing with the airplane is proper and ready to go ahead.” Bandet said that process took time, which is why the jets have remained at the airport for the past three months. “We’re happy at this point we’ve assessed the risk and that we have every confidence in the Tutor moving forward. I wouldn’t be standing here today if I didn’t have the confidence in the airplane to get in,” Bandet said.
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