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Sad news yesterday John Uptigrove went down near Calgary.
John was an engineer and designer of the original Mosquito helicopter
Don't know much more than what was in the local news
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-ne ... identified
https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/07 ... river.html


Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:22 pm
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(Rumor) he hit a powerline..... I went on Google earth and did find a single wire crosses the river in that area and the poles are hard to see among the trees.


Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:43 pm
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:cry That's a real loss.....

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I was sorry to hear that..

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Confirmed it was power lines he hit .... actually a single wire strung across the river and the poles were hidden in trees on the riverbank .... kind of a farm to farm hydro line ..... hard to see from the ground and nearly impossible to see from the air. DARN!!!

http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-i ... 8w0098.asp


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