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Quebec pilot who died in Remembrance Day plane crash identified

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The Canadian Press. (2026, November 12). Quebec pilot who died in Remembrance Day plane crash identified. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/quebec/quebec-pilot-who-died-in-remembrance-day-plane-crash-identified/article_09d9c2ed-aeb2-54d2-9a73-d9fffab1d253.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-12 · by The Canadian Press

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Daniel Parent, a 68-year-old pilot from Saint-Georges, Que., died when his single-engine Mooney aircraft crashed near Saint-Georges airport on Remembrance Day. Parent was participating in a commemoration event with other pilots when the accident occurred. The Transportation Safety Board reports that Parent's plane broke away from a formation of five other aircraft and crashed in a wooded area after failing to rejoin the formation.
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Story summary

On November 11, 2026, a pilot named Daniel Parent, aged 68, died when his aircraft crashed near the Saint-Georges airport in Quebec's Beauce region during a Remembrance Day ceremony. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. when Parent's plane, which had just participated in a Remembrance Day commemoration, was preparing to land. Provincial police and the city of Saint-Georges confirmed the death, and the Quebec coroner identified Parent as the victim. The plane broke away from a formation during a planned show but was unable to rejoin and crashed in a wooded area. Mayor Manon Bougie of Saint-Georges described the incident as "truly sad and terrible." Friends of Parent remembered him as an experienced pilot with a lifelong passion for flying.

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Toronto StarThis outlet12 Nov

Daniel Parent, a 68-year-old pilot from Saint-Georges, Que., died when his single-engine Mooney aircraft crashed near Saint-Georges airport on Remembrance Day. Parent was participating in a commemoration event with other pilots when the accident occurred. The Transportation Safety Board reports that Parent's plane broke away from a formation of five other aircraft and crashed in a wooded area after failing to rejoin…

Quebec pilot who died in Remembrance Day plane crash identified (this article)
The Globe and Mail12 Nov

Daniel Parent, a 68-year-old pilot from Saint-Georges, Quebec, died in a plane crash on Remembrance Day while participating in a commemoration event. Parent, a member of the local Beauce flying club, was flying a single-engine Mooney aircraft in formation with five other planes when the accident occurred. The Transportation Safety Board reported that Parent's plane broke away from the formation and crashed into a…

Quebec pilot killed in Remembrance Day plane crash is identified →4 articles from The Globe and Mail on this story
Global News12 Nov

Daniel Parent, a pilot in his 60s and a member of a local flying club, died in a plane crash near the Saint-Georges airport in Quebec on Wednesday. Parent was the only person on board the small plane, which crashed and caught fire shortly after he had been participating in a Remembrance Day ceremony. Quebec provincial police and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, though the cause of the…

Pilot killed in Quebec Remembrance Day plane crash identified →2 articles from Global News on this story
CBC13 Nov

This news report focuses on the death of 68-year-old Daniel Parent, who died in a plane crash during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reported that Parent’s single-engine Mooney aircraft separated from a six-plane formation as part of a planned "Missing Man" maneuver but crashed into a wooded area while attempting to rejoin the group. The…

Pilot killed in Quebec Remembrance Day crash had lifelong passion for flying, friends say →2 articles from CBC on this story
Toronto Sun11 Nov

A pilot participating in Remembrance Day events near Quebec City died when his plane crashed around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning in Saint-Georges, south of Quebec City. The crash occurred during a flight formation approaching the local airport; witnesses reported seeing one aircraft break away and nosedive into a wooded area. Emergency services responded to the scene, and representatives from the Transportation Safety…

Pilot dies in crash during Remembrance Day event near Quebec City →

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Pilot dead after aircraft being used for Remembrance Day ceremony crashes: Quebec premier Global News · stated as fact

Pilot killed in aircraft crash linked to Remembrance Day ceremony in Quebec's Beauce region CBC · stated as fact

Pilot of Quebec plane scheduled for Remembrance Day ceremony killed in crash The Globe and Mail · stated as fact

Pilot dies in crash during Remembrance Day event near Quebec City Toronto Sun · stated as fact

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Pilot Killed in Quebec Remembrance Day Crash
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The Canadian Press
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Topics

Que Quebec Quebec City St-Georges de Beauce THE CANADIAN PRESS

Subjects

Parent PERSON · 3× Que GPE · 2× Quebec GPE · 2× Quebec City GPE · 2× THE CANADIAN PRESS ORG · 2× Daniel Parent PERSON · 1× Jacques Boissinot PERSON · 1× MONTREAL GPE · 1× Saint-Georges GPE · 1× St-Georges de Beauce GPE · 1×

Narrative

The Quebec coroner’s office has named the victim as 68-year-old Daniel Parent of Saint-Georges, Que. Parent was taking part in a Remembrance Day commemoration with other pilots when his aircraft went down near the Saint-Georges airport.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
2026-11-14 · Toronto Star
Quebec pilot who died in Remembrance Day plane crash identified · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

A crashed aircraft lies behind a house in St-Georges de Beauce, Que., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. asserted
aircraft → crash → Beauce
Quebec provincial police say one person is dead after a plane crashed south of Quebec City at around 11 a.m. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot MONTREAL - asserted
plane → say → a.m.
The pilot who died in a Remembrance Day plane crash south of Quebec City has been identified. asserted
who → die → City
The Quebec coroner’s office has named the victim as 68-year-old Daniel Parent of Saint-Georges, Que. Parent was taking part in a Remembrance Day commemoration with other pilots when his aircraft went down near the Saint-Georges airport. asserted
aircraft → name → airport
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted
ARTICLE → continue → ?
The City of Saint-Georges says Parent was a member of the local Beauce flying club, and has offered condolences to his family and the wider aviation community. asserted
Parent → say → family
The Transportation Safety Board says Parent was flying his single-engine Mooney aircraft in formation with five other planes when the crash occurred. asserted
crash → say → planes
Spokesperson Nic Defalco says the plane broke away from the others as a planned part of the show, but was unable to rejoin the formation and crashed in a wooded area. asserted
plane → say → area
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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