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AIRMEN AND GOLFERS UNHURTCargo Plane Crash-Lands on Country Club CourseAn Air Force pilot success-ifully torce-landed his disabled rwin-englne plane Sunday at. Virginia Country Club, then demolished the crafl. to avoid hitting a golf.ng party. No one was hurt.The pilot. 3st Lt Patrick D. Lone. 2S. ol 6-171 Shawnee Rd.. Westminster, and the co-pilot, 2nd Lt. Norman B. Walker. 21. of 6232 Orange Ave., said their Long Eeach-bascd C45 cargo plane developed engine trouble as they returned to the air base here from a routine test flight.airport. Lons made one unsuccessful pass at the airport, then discovered the drag on the runaway prop marie it impossible to gain enough altitude lor a second try.The pilot then headed for the west central Long Beach golf course and touched down on the ISth lairway in a normal, whecls-down. full-flap landing. Long and Walker spotted a group of golfers on a practice driving tee as the plane rolled toward them at 50 miles an hour.I.ong slammed on the brakes, the plane ground-locped and flopped over on its back. just, a few yards short of the golfingparty. . . |, LONG- SET the plane down n on a fairway bordered cn the c west by a deep ravine and on Vthe cast by p. vow of houses. The mishap occurred Rt 10:15 a.m. The plane was dismantled and taken back to the air base Sun- , day evening. • lfiAir Force invesLigalors, res-1 cue equipment and fire fighters:p raced to the scene but the pilotsjp walked out unharmed. Guards It, cautioned spectators a g a i n s tjj smoking because of spilled gaso--u line and fumes, but no fire developed.Lt Long and his wife have three children. Lt. Walker and his wife have one child.
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Mon, Nov 19, 1956
Page 13
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