Less than a year since the last fatal crash of a Canadian Forces Tudor jet a pilot and a military photographer perished in another mishap.

While taking pictures of a three aircraft formation things went very wrong.  Col. Paul Keddy, commander of the Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw, said the pair were on a routine training mission.

"We've had a tragic afternoon," Keddy told reporters at a news conference. "The members of 15 Wing have come together over the last several hours to respond to this, keeping in mind the needs of the families.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the members of the families."

The crash took place in an empty field just after the lunch hour and investigators are still trying to determine what went wrong. Eight people have died in Snowbirds' crashes since 1972.