Posted on 05/29/2018 11:35:10 AM PDT by DFG
A World War II-era plane crash-landed in Kansas after just completing flyovers for Memorial Day, officials said.
The Kansas State Highway Patrol said in a crash report the pilot ran out of fuel while approaching the runway at Westport Airport in Wichita around 12:10 p.m. and attempted to restart the engine.
The aircraft's engine failed to start, and the plane went down in a nearby neighborhood, police said.
The 1943 Fairchild PT-23 was part of the Commemorative Air Force-Jayhawk Wing doing flyovers across the state, according to KWCH. The PT-23 was a trainer plane for the U.S. Army Air Force.
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LOL
That’s fascinating. In my 25 years of flying I’ve never heard that.
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