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The pilot behind the dramatic Delta crash that flipped a plane upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport has been identified as 26-year-old First Officer Kendal Swanson.
A Minnesota beauty pageant winner who completed her training just last April with under 1,500 flight hours.
The more experienced captain, James Henneman, was handling communications as Swanson piloted during the crash.
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