The Snowbirds show has been cancelled
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The Snowbirds will no longer be participating in Penticton after one of the team’s planes crashed during takeoff in Fort St. John earlier Tuesday.
In a statement, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds confirmed that the team will not be able to take part in their previously scheduled show at the Penticton Peach Festival.
“CT-114 Squadron’s 431 (Air Demonstration) aircraft will not fly while a Royal Canadian Air Force Flight Safety Team investigates to determine the cause of the incident,” the statement said.
“The CF Snowbirds, while disappointed not to be able to attend, wish the best to both the Penticton Peach Festival and everyone in attendance.”
On Tuesday, Fort St. John emergency crews attended a hay field near the city’s airport around 12 p.m. after one of the Snowbirds’ planes, a CT-114 Tutor, crashed after takeoff.
Major Trevor Reid of the Snowbirds said the plane had a “hard landing” but the pilot – the sole occupant of the plane – was not injured.
Although there will be no air show, the Snowbirds will still be participating in the Penticton Peach Festival.
The team has a static display at the airport at 10 a.m. and will participate in the Jennifer Casey Memorial Peach Bin Races at 12 p.m.
The Skyhawks Canada Parachute Team will still participate.
More information on Peach Festival events can be found here.
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