Snowbirds coming to Carman

Captain Morgan Strachan, a member of the Canadian Forces Snowbird Aerobatic Team for 2014, will be flying over Carman on June 3 (tentatively at 2:00 pm), and then present to our students on June 4.  He was born and raised in Carman attending both Carman Elementary and Carman Collegiate graduating in 1997. He enrolled in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 2001. Following graduation he worked with CIBC and it was during this time that he became interested in flying, enrolling in lessons and obtaining his private pilot's license at Harv's Air in Steinbach, Mb. Morgan joined the military in 2004 where he received his wings on the CT-155 Hawk in 2007. He was selected to the Snowbird Team in 2013 and brings 1800 hours of flying military high performance aircraft to the Snowbird Team. He flies the #9 position in the formation and is one of two members performing solo aerobatics in the show. For the 2014 season the Canadian Snowbirds will perform 50 shows across North America flying as far north as Yellowknife, N.W.T., as far east as Stephenville, N.L., as far south as southern Missouri and as far west as Redding, California. Manitoba’s only Snowbird performance for 2014 takes place June 4th at Portage La Prairie (Southport).