Firefighting plane makes emergency landing in Red Deer
Posted Jun 24, 2019 05:49:23 AM.
Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 05:55:05 AM.
RED DEER – A firefighting plane had a rough landing in central Alberta due to a landing-gear issue.
Red Deer Regional Airport CEO Graham Ingham says a Lockheed Electra operated by Airspray Airtankers made an emergency landing on Saturday when it couldn’t get all of its main landing gear down.
Forced gear-up landing of a Lockheed L-188C(AT) Electra firefighting plane at Red Deer, Canada:https://t.co/71rXQWsW2K
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Ingham says four crew members were on board the plane. He says no injuries were reported.
The four-engine plane has since been removed from the runway.
The Canadian Press