CF-18 Fighter Jet Crashes in Northern Quebec, Pilot Believed to Have Ejected
Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 12:00 CDT
SAGUENAY, Que. (CP) - A CF-18 fighter plane crashed Tuesday but the pilot is believed to have ejected, the all-news channel LCN reported.
A search was underway to find the pilot from CFB Bagotville in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City. The pilot was reported to be safe, LCN said.
The cause of the crash isn't yet known and weather conditions were believed to be good at the time, LCN said.
The pilot was flying about 120 kilometres north of the base.
Source: Canadian Press
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