Video: CF-18 Hornet fighterjet crashes during Alberta airshow

The pilot of a Canadian fighter jet managed to eject miraculously just seconds before the plane crashed. Brian Bews was in command of a CF-18 Hornet during a training flight at the 2-days Alberta International Airshow when suddenly the aircraft experienced engine failure and crashed in a ball of fire. According to the witnesses and video footage, the fighter jet was flying above Lethbridge airport when 3 pop sounds could be heard followed by sparks coming out of the engines. The pilot pulled the parachute and fell to the ground near the burning jet. His fast reaction and the seat ejector made him escape just with minor injuries caused by the hard landing and the parachute drag along the runway.