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Canadian Forces F-18 Hornet fighter crashes in Alberta

Other News Materials 24 July 2010 05:07 (UTC +04:00)
A Canadian Forces F-18 Hornet jet fighter crashed Friday afternoon during a practice session for an air show in the western province of Alberta, Xinhua reported.
Canadian Forces F-18 Hornet fighter crashes in Alberta

A Canadian Forces F-18 Hornet jet fighter crashed Friday afternoon during a practice session for an air show in the western province of Alberta, Xinhua reported.
     A spokesperson for the Canadian Forces said the pilot " successfully ejected" before the crash which took place at about 12:15 pm local time at the Lethbridge county airport in the southwest part of the province.
    "At this point, as far as we know, there are no other injuries," Captain Kendrah Allison of the Canadian Forces in Ottawa told Xinhua on phone. "It was during a practice session for the Alberta International Airshow."
     "I know that the pilot has been recovered and I don't know the status of his medical condition, but obviously his well being is our primary concern so we are taking care of whatever injuries he has," she said.
    "The plane has also been recovered and right now there is an investigation ongoing, a flight safety investigation and that will determine the cause of the crash" she told Xinhua.
     Allison added there was no impact to CF-18 operations. " Other CF-18s are continuing as normal."

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