The pilot was not injured in the incident at the Wild Wednesday Air Show in Michigan, outside Detroit. Major Trevor Reid, a spokesman for the 1st Canadian Air Division, said the stunt was “interrupted by a possible bird attack”, but said investigators were still examining the plane to determine what had happened. “The pilot encountered something that, according to his safety checklist, caused him to return to the airport in accordance with his normal operating procedures,” Reed said, confirming that the problem occurred with at least one of the aircraft’s engines. “I’m not going to speculate on what exactly the pilot experienced. That’s all part of the investigation review right now,” he added. “We have a very professional team of technicians who know the CF-18 very well and we are very confident that they will be able to diagnose the error.” The demonstration team is scheduled to appear at the Canadian Borden Base in Ontario on June 18 and 19. The spokesman said it was “too early to say” whether these performances would be canceled or rescheduled due to the problem with the aircraft. “There is a second jet that the CF-18 demonstration team has in case of technical problems with the main aircraft,” he added. A statement on the group’s Twitter account lamented that we needed to reduce performance in Michigan, but noted that “safety is our number one priority.” The incident happened just over two years after a bird strike was blamed for the fatal crash of a Snowbird aircraft near Kamloops, BC. The Public Affairs Officer, Capt. Jenn Casey was killed on May 17, 2020, when a small bird was sucked into the engine of a CT-114 Tutor aircraft, shortly after takeoff. CF-18 Demonstration Team Shows Canada Twin CF-18 Hornet Fighter Aircraft During Stunts and Flypasts in Canada and USA His team members are divided into 3 Wing Bagotville in Quebec and 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta.
