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"Vintage Navy Plane" down near Oregon/California border

Posted by Michael on Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:11:47 AM

From the KGW news (Portland) website this morning (www.kgw.com).

Anyone have any additional info?

Vintage plane crash kills pilot near Medford
08:43 PM PST on Tuesday, October 28, 2003

By KGW and AP Staff

YREKA, California -- A vintage Navy plane went down Tuesday afternoon in northern California near the Oregon border, killing the pilot and wounding the sole passenger.

The Siskiyou County, Calif. Sheriff's Department responded about 3 p.m. to reports of an aircraft in trouble northeast of Yreka and south of Medord, Ore. Witnesses said, the plane went down near Irongate Dam; some reported hearing aircraft engine trouble.

Officials said the pilot of the civilian-owned aircraft died in the crash.

The passenger was transported to Providence Medford Medical Center in Medford with serious injuries.

The victims' names were being withheld, pending notification of relatives.

The crash remains under investigation.

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