Kevin Hagen

Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified

July 6, 2020July 13, 2020 adminHMCS Fredericton, Kevin Hagen, Matthew Cousins, Matthew Pyke, Maxime Miron-Morin

June 20, 2020 – On June 18, 2020, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario identified the remains of four of the six Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members killed in the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash of April 29. Remains of the following CAF members have been positively identified: • Captain Kevin Hagen, Pilot, originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia • Captain Maxime Miron-Morin, Air Combat Systems Officer, originally from Bécancour, Quebec • Sub-Lieutenant Matthew Pyke, Naval Warfare Officer, originally from Truro, Nova Scotia • Master Corporal Matthew Cousins, Airborne Electronic…

Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident

May 1, 2020 adminBrenden Ian MacDonald, HMCS Fredericton, Kevin Hagen, Matthew Cousins, Matthew Pyke, Maxime Miron-Morin

May 1, 2020 – Today, the search and rescue efforts of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) officially transitioned into search and recovery efforts, following Wednesday’s tragic accident involving a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone helicopter in the Mediterranean Sea. At this time, one member, Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough, a Marine Systems Engineering Officer, originally from Toronto, Ontario, has been confirmed deceased. The missing five members who were aboard the aircraft are now officially considered missing and presumed deceased: Captain Brenden Ian MacDonald, Pilot, originally from New Glasgow, Nova…