CF-18 crashes in Lethbridge
 

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Close up photos of the seconds before the crash:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1650255/

Video of the crash:
http://www.globaltvbc.com/Amateur+Vi...746/story.html

"WOO HOO!" "Is that supposed to happen?"
LOL idiots in the video, yeah thats how we end the show every time, destroy the plane :rolleyes:

Are these the same jets that are being replaced by newer jets (that whole 9B budget) ?
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yes, the 30 year old Hornets need to be replaced, just as much as our freaking Sea Kings do.

Really, we should just scrap the air force and use Canada Geese instead. We have more pilots than planes, and more people know about Canada's Air Cadet system then they do about the Air Force

From some Flickr comments: "I actually saw the CF-18 moments before the crash and the resulting fireball, but thought the aircraft had just gone into the clouds. The fireball I thought was from the pyrotechnics they used for the Tora Tora Tora event, but found out a bit later that it was from the plane crash.."

Some more pictures from a different angle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sloppyshooter/sets/72157624567009548/

There goes 1/4 of our air force...

http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.c...782082gm-f.jpg

What a shot

indeed, and the next shot would have been even more amazing if he didn't let go of the shutter.

saw this on the news last night, crazy!

Here's another

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/...c1f19a45_b.jpg

w0w that pictures is intense

wow...almost looks like there is a cockpit on the bottom with that paintjob

I think I've found the winning picture...

I heard on the news that someone heard a few loud bangs before the jet went down. I am guessing if the plane was experiencing a compressor stall during a low speed pass. Which then resulted in the aircraft stalling. Being at an extremely low altitude there was not enough time to recover.

holly shit at the fire pic, dude is prob shitting his pants

They're (unofficially) saying it was a mechanical issue not pilot error. Right engine seems to have failed and then the speed was too slow during the High Alpha pass for the pilot to prevent a stall with a single engine.

Better video:

Hahaha...the irony of the Beegees "Stayin Alive" was playing on the loudspeakers at the time of the crash...

Fuck air shows. It seems like every year we hear about some idiot pilot crashing his plane, killing himself, or killing spectators at these stupid events.

such dumbasses in the video

FAIL :rolleyes:

Wow way to construct a thoughtful restort! :thumbsup:

Instead, you're just another :troll:

The pictures of the aircraft moments before hitting the ground look so eerie. Planes aren't supposed to do that (point nose down) - especially that close to the ground!

I did a double-take as well - and wondered where the vertical stabilizers were. They purposely paint it on there to confuse enemy pilots.

That's kinda narrow-minded... How else would plane lovers see these awesome machines up close?

I don't have stats, but I bet it's more likely that accidents are the result of mechanical failure. I'd hope that the pilots that perform at air shows aren't rookies!

let it go buddy!

its just the internet :thumbsup:

I'm trying to let it go...

But

I just