Firefighters in West Dalhousie, N.S., have successfully saved a memorial to a fatal World War II plane crash from a nearby wildfire, preserving a tangible piece of Nova Scotia's wartime history.

It was in the path of a wildfire that is threatening the area.

A memorial at the site honours two Royal Air Force airmen who died during a training exercise in 1944 while flying a de Havilland Mosquito B Mk XX, a Canadian-built variant of the bomber aircraft.

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Speaking at a wildfire news briefing on Wednesday, Dave Steeves of the Department of Natural Resources said a division supervisor from the area knew about the significance of the site and did his best to ensure its safety.

Natural resources firefighter Cory Isenor removed a cross

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