Pilot Ejects A Second Before Jet Crash - Neatorama

Canadian Air Force pilot Capt. Brian Bews experienced a breakdown while flying into Lethbridge County Airport in Lethbridge, Alberta. He safely ejected from his CF-18 Hornet immediately before it impacted on the ground. MSNBC has a set of amazing photos from the incident.

Link via Gizmodo | Photo: Ian Martens / Lethbridge Herald / CP via AP

Those are some pretty amazing shots. Lucky/skilled photographer.

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Was it a nervous breakdown?

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The local paper has a good video of it:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Pilot+survives+fiery+fighter+crash+Alberta/3315220/story.html

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Hm, link doesn't work in the original story.

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Those wacky Canucks.

They're like the 3 stooges of the north.

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this is really close to my hometown, and it was all over the news. that's one lucky crazy dude.

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