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On this day in aviation history, January 13, 1960, the Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet trainer made its first flight. For thousands of airshow attendees, the CT-114 Tutor remains heavily associated with ...
Tutor crash is the second in 7 months for the Canadian demo team. A Canadian Forces CT-114 Tutor jet trainer belonging to the 431 Demonstration Squadron, The Snowbirds, crashed shortly after take ...
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has ordered an operational pause for its fleet of 20 Canadair CT-114 Tutor flight demonstration jets following an in-flight emergency. The move was announced on ...
The Canadian Forces have reported that Capt. Jennifer Casey died on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in the crash of a Canadair CT-114 Tutor belonging to the Snowbirds flight demonstration team. The pilot of ...
detailed and broad risk analysis" will be conducted on all 20 CT-114 Tutor aircraft flown by the Snowbirds. No injuries reported after Snowbirds aircraft suffers damage during takeoff in B.C ...
A Canadair CT-114 Tutor trainer operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds team has crashed during a demonstration routine. The accident occurred during the late morning of 17 May ...
A CT-114 Tutor plane rests against the perimeter fence at the North Peace Regional Airport in Fort St. John, B.C., following an Aug. 2 engine failure which investigators are blaming on an ...
Jenn Casey when she ejected from a Snowbird CT-114 Tutor Jet earlier this month had been targeted for replacement by a much more sophisticated system as far back as 2015, military records show.
The CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds are under "operational pause" until all the aircraft have undergone an operational airworthiness risk assessment following an accident in Fort St. John ...
The Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet has trained thousands of Air Force pilots and served as the head-turning steed for Snowbirds since the inception of the aerobatic team 50 years ago.