GREENWOOD, N.S. – Fire trucks were on hand at a military air base in Nova Scotia after one of the planes flown by the Snowbird aerobatic team caught fire on the runway.
The nine-plane team was taking part in the Atlantic Canada International Air Show at CFB Greenwood on Saturday.
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As the Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds landed, one of them stopped well before the end of the runway and was on fire.
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The pilot and trainee got out of the aircraft and were not injured, before fire crews arrived to douse the flames with foam.
The Snowbirds have been performing since 1971.
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