Small Plane Comes in for Crash Landing at Medford Airport, Oregon, 1966

SOHS Film 0428

Link to SOHS website film description:
http://sohs.org/node/176005

This silent film clip was aired on 4-27-1966 on the regular evening news program of KMED/KOBI in Medford, Oregon.

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Emergency crews get ready as a small plane that seems to have one wheel that has not fully extended comes in for an emergency crash landing. The pilot slowly comes in and carefully places the plane down, so that when the plane inevitably tip onto the side without the wheel, it just skids into the grass and comes to a stop. The pilot (the bald guy with the white shirt and black tie), appears to be fine as emergency crews take care of the plane.

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