Captain Caitie Clapp

Snowbird 2, Inner Right Wing

Captain (Capt) Caitie Clapp was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but moved all over Canada growing up with her military parents. Following in her grandfather and father’s footsteps, Capt Clapp joined the Canadian Armed Forces under the Regular Office Training Plan.

She attended the Royal Military College of Canada, graduating in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and psychology. While awaiting pilot training, Capt Clapp completed a master’s degree in microbiology.

Upon receiving her pilot wings in 2012, Capt Clapp was posted to 413 Search and Rescue Squadron in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, to fly the mighty CC-130 Hercules. While there, she flew over 40 search and rescue missions, as well as numerous strategic airlift support missions around the world.

In 2017, she was posted to 2 Canadian Forces Flight Training School in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, as an instructor on the CT-156 Harvard II where she became an A Category instructor, training both new Royal Canadian Air Force pilots and instructors alike.

Captain Clapp joined the Canadian Forces Snowbirds in 2022 and brings over 3,600 hours of military flying experience to the team. She flies in the Number 2 jet in the Inner Right Wing position.