Salute to Veterans Air Show air show kicks off with emergency landing

COLUMBIA — No injuries were reported during an emergency landing at the Salute to Veterans Air Show Sunday morning.

A C130 airplane transporting the Black Daggers declared an emergency at Columbia Regional Airport a bit after the jump team exited the plane around 10: 30 a.m, according to a COU news release.

The C130 is a four engine plane. According to the pilot, two engines failed.

The plane remained in the airborne until the Black Daggers all landed safely.

COU Airport Crash Rescue equipment and personnel were nearby while the aircraft landed safely.

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Editor's note: Headline was corrected to reflect the proper name of the airshow.