My apologies if this has already been posted, but I just got the email.


Two killed in Cheyenne plane crash
> By SARAH COOKE
> Associated Press Writer
> CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Two people were killed Thursday when a twin-engine,
> World War II-era German bomber crashed into a school bus washing
> facility under
> construction.The pilot and a passenger both died in the crash, which
> ignited a
> fire in the building on the southeast side of Cheyenne and continued
> burning
> for nearly an hour.''We're having a tough time getting to it because
> there was
> a fire associated with the crash,'' police Lt. Robert Korber said.A
> construction worker was inside the unfinished building but fled and
> was not injured,
> said Tom Rooney, director of support operations for Laramie County School
> District No. 1.The identities of the pilot and passenger were not
> being released
> pending notification of family, Korber said.Witnesses said they heard
> a sputtering
> sound shortly before the HE-111 vintage fighter plane crashed at about 1
> p.m.''The plane came down in a field east of Cheyenne,'' Korber said.
> ''I don't
> know if they were attempting to avoid a residential area which was not
> too far
> away and trying to make a safer landing and just failed.''The plane
> ran through
> a chain link fence before slamming into the brick building, sending
> plumes of
> thick smoke into the sky. Pieces of the plane were found in front of and
> behind the building, which was considered a total loss.Federal Aviation
> Administration investigators were en route Thursday evening.Police
> believed the plane
> belonged to the Commemorative Air Force in Midland, Texas. They were
> still
> trying to determine its destination.''We're just grateful that he
> probably made the
> decision that he saw a residential area in front of him and decided to
> put it
> down where there were not a lot of houses or this could have been
much, much worse.

[ 11. July 2003, 09:45 AM: Message edited by: Doc Raider ]

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[img]graemlins/no.gif[/img] That sucks! Keep us posted Doc.

This is deeply tragic news - it has also appeared on the UK 'Avi8' forum.

As always, deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of all those involved and also to the team who work on the aircraft.

( I guess this must the CAF's CASA 2-111, a Merlin-engined variant ... )

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Doc -

Do they know whether or not it was an original He-111 of German wartime vintage, or was it one of the CASA contracted versions out of Spain?

I am sorry to hear that there was loss of life. Anytime this occurs, yes, the loss of historical aspect is tragic, but the cost in human life to me, seems obviously more severe.

Bill

Thank you for posting the information Doc ! I have a number of pictures of that aircraft taken when they were in Harlingen Texas. It is a Spanish CASA. It just adds to the terrible safety record that the Confederate Air Force has. I have pictures of the A-20, B-26,Curtiss Helldiver,Twin Mustang, and P-38, all of which they wrecked over the years due to stupid mistakes and poor maintance.

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That is sad news

And on my way here top the library--I heard about a ww2 vintage bird crashing somewhere in England at an airshow there. They didn't say what kind of bird though.

Another sad loss of life.

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