71-year-old pilot flies Czech jet in Iron Hawk war games
John Phillips a 71-year-old retired helicopter pilot, flies an L-29C Delfin at Medicine Hat Airport as part of Operation Iron Hawk with the British Army Training Unit Suffield. The Czech trainer, built in 1962, was bought in 1998 and is used to simulate enemy reconnaissance for air defense drills, offering a cost effective alternative to British jets. Philipsons?
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Alberta
Czechoslovakia
Aero Vodochody
Delphin
John Sheehan
High River
U.S
California
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John Barrett
Iron Hawk
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U.K
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Canada
Snowbirds
Fish and Wildlife Department
Arson Streak Hits Bassano and Brooks Trucks
RCMP investigators probe an arson spree in Bassano where three pickup trucks and a mini van were burned along with a house. A Brooks car and a truck were damaged in the same morning. No suspects yet. Forensic tests in Vancouver are pending. Witness tips are sought. Local merchant Mary Scott notes fear among customers.
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Bassano
Brooks
Chuck Jackson
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Bassano Pool Hall
Detroit
Diamond ring stolen in daytime break in on Queen Street
Police investigate a daytime break in on the 1200 block of Queen Street S.E. Between 12 20 p m and 6 20 p m Wednesday a Sony PlayStation and a ladies diamond ring were taken valued at 1700 dollars. Crime Stoppers is seeking information.
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Provincial Court jails man for fourth impaired conviction
James Joseph Hawryluk, 42, of Brooks, Alberta, was sentenced in provincial court to 45 days in jail for his fourth impaired driving conviction. He weaved across the Trans-Canada Highway near Suffield on Aug 12, and admitted drinking to the RCMP. Judge Dietrich Brand also banned him from driving for two years and placed him on an eight month probation. Hawryluk has prior convictions from 1987 1989 and 1997. He will serve the sentence intermittently.
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James Joseph Hawryluk
Hawryluk
Suffield
Stephanie Cleary
RCMP
Dietrich Brand
Awryluk
Uplands Crest
Brooks
Credit card theft lands suspect in jail
Tremblay took a bank card from a man hosting him on a fixed income and used it to buy 250 in liquor and cigarettes. The man, with only 5.05 for October, reported the theft as prosecutors note trafficking in a stolen card and breach of recognizance. Jensen pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property after being spotted near an auto salvage yard with a walking stick on October 2. He denied a role in the theft and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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Bury
Nanos
Erine Cleary
Barry Anton Jensen
Jensen
Iorensen
Iøensen
Eighth St. .B
Redcliff residents plead guilty in impaired driving cases
Geoffrey Layne Haney and Michael Larson faced impaired driving charges after breath samples indicated high blood alcohol levels. Haney, 37, of 414 Main St, Red Cliff, has three prior convictions and received a jail term. Larson, 23, of 106 Ross Glen Cres, was fined and prohibited from driving for one year after pleading guilty.
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Haney
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Redcliff
Michael Larson
Irge
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Ross Glen Cres
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