WINNIPEG — The names of the two victims killed in a fatal plane crash near Winnipeg have now been released by 1 Canadian Air Division and the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters in Winnipeg. Jim Oke, president of the Recreational Aircraft Association, which owned the plane, described the pilot as having between beginner and intermediate experience. Military spokesman David Lavallee said neither are military pilots by trade, and which man was operating the aircraft is part of the investigation. Zachary Cloutier-Gill were flying in a non-military aircraft and were not on duty at the time of the crash. Ashcroft served in the Canadian Armed Forces for over nine years and was a member of the construction engineering branch.

Source: National Post July 03, 2016 00:00 UTC