![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem occurred as the helicopter was coming around to land on Fredericton, officials said. In announcing the resumption of flights, Air Force officials said were able to recreate the circumstances surrounding the crash using information obtained from the Cyclone's flight-data recorders, which were recovered from the sea. The entire fleet was temporarily grounded after Stalker 22 crashed into the Ionian Sea on April 29 while preparing to land on the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton following a NATO training mission and photo-op. The revelation came Tuesday as the Royal Canadian Air Force announced it was lifting an "operational pause" imposed on the rest of the military's Cyclone fleet after the crash, even though the reasons for that conflict remain under investigation. Senior military officials have revealed there was a "conflict" or "competition" between a Cyclone helicopter and its pilot moments before the aircraft known as Stalker 22 plunged into the water off the coast of Greece in April. ![]()
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