Pilot ejects; air show still scheduled to go on this weekend
Pilot Capt. Brian Bews ejects as his a CF-18 fighter jet plummets to the ground during a practice flight Friday at the Lethbridge County Airport for the weekend airshow in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Check out more photos in the sequence below.A Canadian CF-18 jet crashed during a practice flight Friday for a weekend air show. The pilot, Capt. Brian Bews, ejected from the plane.
From a report in the Vancouver Sun:
The pilot was about 30 metres from the ground when he ejected, and could be seen coming to rest just outside the ball of flame that erupted when the aircraft collided with the ground.
RCMP said Bews was brought to hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
... It's not clear whether the plane ran into trouble during mid-air manoeuvres, or on takeoff or landing, but (Capt. Holly) Brown (a spokeswoman for 1 Canadian Air Division)
said the Department of National Defence's Flight Safety Team is investigating.
Read the full story, and see a video from the Vancouver Sun
The pilot parachutes to safety.
The plane plummets to the ground ...
... crashes ...
... and bursts into a ball of flame.