 Canadian soldier dies in training accident, 3 others injured A training accident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in eastern Alberta has left one soldier dead and three others injured.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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A soldier killed in a training accident this week at CFB Wainwright, Alta., was the crew chief of an armoured vehicle who served two tours in Afghanistan, his commanding officer says.
Sgt. Robert J. Dynerowicz with the Royal Canadian Dragoons based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, was killed Tuesday morning. Three other soldiers inside the LAV-3, including the driver, were injured. Two of them are now back with their units and the third remains in hospital. All were from CFB Petawawa.
Col. Conrad Mialkowski, commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, said the sergeant was riding in the turret of the LAV-3 at the time of the accident. The vehicle was on a much-travelled gravel road on the base when the fatal incident occurred.
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R.I.P. Sgt. Dynerowicz
It seems to me the LAV 3 definitely has a stability problem, yet the brass seem to think there is no problem with it....
The colonel said he personally drove the same model for eight months during a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
"It is a very reliable vehicle, and it's been the workhorse of our army for close to two decades."
It must have something to do with the Ostrich Effect.....
It seems to me the LAV 3 definitely has a stability problem, yet the brass seem to think there is no problem with it....
The colonel said he personally drove the same model for eight months during a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
"It is a very reliable vehicle, and it's been the workhorse of our army for close to two decades."
It must have something to do with the Ostrich Effect.....
Kind of difficult for me to have an unbiased opinion now, and I don't want to allude that this was why the accident occured, but I don't think you're wrong. The LAV-6 upgrade was a mistake. We should have purchased modified CV 90-30s and sent the whole wheeled vehicle fleet to the militia, or sold them off as surplus.
Funny thing is, the primary reason why it is as narrow as it is, is because we wanted it to fit in a herc. That said, it's too tall to fit into a herc without removing the turret anyway. Now that we have C-17s, I believe the Herc width requirements are redundant, and that we should transition to the wider, shorter, tracked vehicle platform I mentioned above.
It seems to me the LAV 3 definitely has a stability problem, yet the brass seem to think there is no problem with it....
Kind of difficult for me to have an unbiased opinion now, and I don't want to allude that this was why the accident occured, but I don't think you're wrong. The LAV-6 upgrade was a mistake. We should have purchased modified CV 90-30s and sent the whole wheeled vehicle fleet to the militia, or sold them off as surplus.
Funny thing is, the primary reason why it is as narrow as it is, is because we wanted it to fit in a herc. That said, it's too tall to fit into a herc without removing the turret anyway. Now that we have C-17s, I believe the Herc width requirements are redundant, and that we should transition to the wider, shorter, tracked vehicle platform I mentioned above.
Too bad budget cuts forced the cancellation of that program years ago...
Hopefully he won't be remembered as just another victim of the succession of Canadian Gov'ts who have failed to fulfill their obligations to the people who volunteered to protect our country and that his untimely death will actually lead to the purchase of newer and safer equipment for the troops.