LA GRANDE —Two planes were seriously damaged but nobody was injured during a pair of separate aircraft crashes at the La Grande/Union Airport over. the weekend.

The first occurred on Friday, July 7, and involved a World II vintage jet aircraft whose brakes failed after landing at about 3:15 p.m.

“It lost its brakes and overshot the runway,” Doug Wright, the manager of the La Grande/Union County Airport, said.

The military aircraft then rolled into Pierce Road and Booth Lane. The pilot was the only person in the aircraft.

The second incident took place at about 1 p.m. Saturday, July 8, and involved a vintage military plane that sustained damage while flying in Minam Canyon earlier that afternoon. The damage prevented the plane’s landing gear from being able to open when its pilot attempted to land, Wright said.

The plane slid off the runway and onto a grassy area as a result. The plane had two occupants.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office and the La Grande Fire Department responded to both incidents.