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07-17-2003, 06:43 AM
CRANBOOK - A four-engine Lockheed Electra water bomber crashed Wednesday while fighting a forest fire near Cranbrook, killing both of those on board. Pilot Ian MacKay, 46, of Rossland, and co-pilot Eric Ebert, 36, of Toronto, were killed and the plane was destroyed in the crash, said Richard Covlin, manager of Air Spray (1967) Ltd. of Edmonton. MacKay had a wife and four children. Covlin said he believes Ebert was single.
Source: Vancouver Sun... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=02cb5128-881a-4cc1-b2e7-687c9df55dfe&s=57703011.397189&linkid=61&parent=news)
Source: Vancouver Sun... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=02cb5128-881a-4cc1-b2e7-687c9df55dfe&s=57703011.397189&linkid=61&parent=news)