CLARINGTON -- Officials are still investigating after what appeared to be a Second World War-era fighter plane crashed in Clarington.
Fire and police responded to a call of a downed plane in the area of 3239 Concession Rd. 8 in Orono just after 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11.
"We currently have a plane down, it appears to be an older original or replica of a Spitfire-type war plane," said Clarington Fire Chief Gord Weir at the scene, describing the plane as green with army markings.
"We don't know if the plane stalled or what happened but the pilot had to make an emergency landing and landed fairly hard, it was a bit of a nosedive into the field."
Fire crews from Bowmanville and Orono responded after early reports that the downed aircraft was a bomber, which is a much larger aircraft. Fire crews remained on the scene for about 25 minutes, confirming that there was no fire and no fluid leaks before leaving the site to Durham Regional Police.
Inspector Mitch Colling said the pilot received only minor injuries, describing them as a "bump on the head," but he was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
"He was very lucky," he said.
Police remained on scene to await representatives of Transport Canada, who will be conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. Although police couldn't confirm where the pilot or the plane were from, Insp. Colling said the aircraft "appears to be from a private airfield nearby."
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