Message posted by Terry93 on December 07, 2005 at 10:42:09 PST:

N.B. plane crash a false alarm: search and rescue
Last Updated Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:23:41 EST
CBC News

Search and rescue officials said Wednesday that reports of a downed plane in southwestern New Brunswick were a false alarm and that a search has been called off.

Military officials told CBC that an eyewitness reported a low-flying aircraft appeared to be in distress and that it might have crashed in the waters near Pocologan.

Military, RCMP and Transport Canada officials reported no missing aircraft. A coast guard cutter, a Hercules aircraft and a Cormorant helicopter from Canadian Forces Base Greenwood were sent to the area around Pennfield, about 60 kilometres west of Saint John.

Officials at CFB Greenwood said that they were staging a military exercise in the area and that witnesses could have mistaken flares for smoke and flames.

In Reply to: REPORTS: MYSTERY PLANE CRASHES IN CANADA posted by Chazonator on December 07, 2005 at 7:19:43 PST:

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