Project Get Out and WalK

Captain Colin Marks

CF-18 Crashes near 3 Wing Bagotville

At 8:40 a.m. today, Capt Colin Marks of Dartmouth, N.S

from 425 Alouette Tactical Fighter Squadron ejected from his CF-18 aircraft

during a training mission approximately 100 kilometers North-East of 3 Wing

Bagotville.

    Immediately following the accident, radio contact was established with

the pilot, Capt Colin Marks, who was safely recovered by a Search and Rescue

crew from 439 Combat Support Sqn while a second CF-18 stayed in the area to

direct the search effort and liaise with the Base. At 10:00 a.m., Capt Marks

arrived at the 3 Wing Hospital to undergo a medical examination.

He sustained minor shoulder injuries.

    "Our first priority was our pilot," said Colonel Yvan Blondin, Commander,

3 Wing Bagotville. "We are happy to see that all the safety systems on board

the CF-18 functioned properly and that our pilot was able to escape safely."

    A team has been sent to secure the site of the accident and every

precaution is being taken to prevent potential forest fires.

    An investigation will be conducted to determine the exact cause of the

accident.

 

                      via cjpm.tva-network

Captain Colin Marks

After the incident, Colin Marks told journalists present at the base of Bagotville. "I want to just to say you that I am in good shape",