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Hawk Trainers Grounded After Crash; Pilots Reported Unharmed

June 14 2011

Canada

The Canadian military has halted operations of its Hawk 115 advanced jet trainers after one of the aircraft crashed near Cold Lake, Alberta, reports Flight International.

On Friday mornian, two pilots ejected from a Hawk, designated CT-155 in Canada, after reporting a problem with the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour 871 engine.

The crew members, a Canadian and Danish instructor with 419 Squadron based at Cold Lake, were attempting to return to the base when they were forced to...

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