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Military eyeing possibility that bird strike caused deadly Snowbirds crash

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The Canadian Forces are looking into whether a bird strike may have caused the deadly crash of a Snowbirds aircraft last month, which killed one military public affairs officer and injured a pilot.

According to a preliminary investigation report released on Monday, military analysis of video footage of the takeoff and subsequent crash shows what investigators believe could be a bird “in very close proximity” to the right engine of the aircraft while it was taking off. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “The investigation is focusing on environmental factors (birdstrike) as well as the performance of the escape system,” the preliminary notice states.

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