A 38-year-old man was arrested on Vancouver Island after a military search-and-rescue airplane was struck multiple times with a laser while on a nighttime training flight.
The Comox Valley RCMP says it received a report at about 9:45 p.m. on April 23 from officials at 19 Wing Comox, who said one of their aircraft had been targeted with a laser from the ground. The plane—a CC-295 Kingfisher—returned safely to the air base and the pilots were removed from flying duties pending medical assessment, in accordance with the Royal Canadian Air Force’s flight safety precautions.
Pilots removed from service
A spokesperson for 19 Wing Comox says the flight crew was not injured or impaired by the incident, but their removal from service could have put lives at risk.
“The affected crew was on SAR (search-and-rescue) standby,” said Lt.(N) Keil Kodama on Wednesday. States.”..
Source: ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article
