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Quebec pilot dies during Remembrance Day flyover in Saint-Georges

Daniel Parent was taking part in a missing man formation when his aircraft crashed into woods near homes, according to the report.

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0:22Reporter Alexandre Silberman identifies the pilot as Daniel Parent, an active member of a local flying club.
0:54Maps and footage locate the wooded crash site near homes, away from the ceremony.
1:25Police say Parent was alone aboard; provincial investigators and the Transportation Safety Board are examining the crash.
1:49Silberman explains the missing man formation being performed when the crash occurred.
2:18Residents' accounts describe the sound and fire, followed by the announcement to ceremony attendees.

Daniel Parent, an active member of a local flying club, was participating in a Remembrance Day tribute when his plane crashed in Saint-Georges, in Quebec's Beauce region, Canada's CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) reports. The 68-year-old pilot was the aircraft's sole occupant.

Reporting from Montreal, Alexandre Silberman tells host Ian Hanomansing that the aircraft came down in a densely wooded area near homes, roughly two kilometers from the ceremony site, and caught fire. Maps and footage locate the crash away from the gathering.

The flyover involved a missing man formation, an aerial tribute in which one aircraft leaves the group to symbolize a loss. Silberman reports that the crash occurred during that formation, but the segment does not establish what caused the aircraft to go down.

Nearby residents described hearing a loud metallic sound and seeing intense flames in the woods, according to Silberman. At the ceremony, the master of ceremonies paused proceedings to tell those gathered that a community member had died. Remembrance Day, observed on November 11, honors military personnel who died in service.

Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec, the province's police service, says its major crime unit is investigating to establish whether there was any criminal aspect. That is an investigative step, not a finding of criminal conduct. The Transportation Safety Board, Canada's independent transportation accident investigation agency, is also investigating, the report says.