Memorial unveiled in Kamloops to honour fallen Snowbirds captain [Video]

A new monument dedicated to a fallen captain with the Royal Canadian Air Force was unveiled in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday.

The memorial at the Fulton Field Park adjacent to the city’s airport honours Halifax-born Capt. Jennifer Casey who died in a plane crash in Kamloops four years ago during a Snowbirds tour.

Jean-Pierre Thimot, Casey’s father, observed the memorial from a distance as he arrived at Kamloops Airport.

“You could see this thing from the airport glistening in the sun,” he told CBC News. “The closer you get to it, the more spectacular it gets. It’s, it’s a beautiful piece of art.”

Casey, 35, was a public affairs officer for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and a former journalist.

She was involved in a cross-country …