Kamloops says goodbye to two Snowbirds jets as the fleet begins its return home
KAMLOOPS — The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have finally begun to return home. This morning (Sep. 1), two planes departed Kamloops to return to their base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
The fleet was grounded at Fulton Field after one of the jets crashed on May 17, killing Capt. Jennifer Casey and injuring Capt. Richard MacDougall. An investigation into the crash is not yet over, but it’s believed a bird strike is what brought the jet down.
A team of technicians carefully checked over the pair of tutor jets before they were the first of the grounded fleet to depart for 15 Wing Moose Jaw.