Plane Landing On Wisconsin Highway

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Description: July 23, 2007 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (AHN) -- A World War II-era plane made an emergency landing on a Wisconsin highway on Sunday. Engine problems caused the 1946 North American T-6G plane to touchdown on U.S. Highway 41 near Fond du Lac Airport, the Associated Press reported. "A person called and said that there was smoke as the plane came down," said Andy Dothone, a state patrol dispatcher. The highway was closed in both directions as authorities worked to move the plane from the highway. William J. Leff of Dayton, Ohio was flying with his son to the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture show in Oshkosh. No injuries were reported, but the right wing of the plane suffered damage as it took out highway signs during its unscheduled stop.
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UWObacon ::: Favorites  2007-07-26 01:43:26 Um sir your going to have to move your plane off the highway, you missed oshkosh by about 10 miles. __________________________________________________
AuroraSincrois ::: Favorites  2007-07-26 13:39:51 And this, my friends, is why I love the fly-in. Something goes wrong every year without fail. __________________________________________________
stevebasterd ::: Favorites  2007-07-26 21:30:36 it's not everyday i get to drive past a WWII plane sitting on the side of 41! __________________________________________________
Dspradau ::: Favorites  2007-07-27 01:08:48 I was driving south-bound when this happend. It was very interesting. You gotta love the fly-in. __________________________________________________
maatthias ::: Favorites  2007-07-27 09:07:05 I love how the cop runs to the "speeder" before assisting the pilot. __________________________________________________
OcaddieO ::: Favorites  2007-08-01 04:43:20 this is an amazing pilot u have known since i was very little he is a night and day air show pilot "bill leff" on you tube for some of his shows he landed this out of pure skill not luck __________________________________________________
88bonilla ::: Favorites  2007-08-15 01:30:46 It's possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skills... __________________________________________________
airshow4444 ::: Favorites  2007-08-17 16:31:13 This was Bill Leff __________________________________________________
rotcmaverick ::: Favorites  2007-09-13 02:59:06 Well, as a witness to the incident, the cop probably had him stay to give a statement to both the PD and NTSB. __________________________________________________
pogopro ::: Favorites  2007-09-15 00:13:44 does anyone know where this highway is. is it 94. it looks familiar. __________________________________________________
dboy3587 ::: Favorites  2007-09-16 22:50:21 no its not I-94 its US highway 41 __________________________________________________
mdtarlton ::: Favorites  2007-11-11 20:47:36 My son and I were at an air show in Stuart, FL today, and the announcer told us about this incident, so of course, I did a search on YouTube as soon as we got home. Turns out his engine shuddered, he declared an emergency and was cleared into Fond Du Lac, but his engine died before he made the airport, then he damaged the right wing on a road sign, so the end result was replace the engine and repair the wing. Not bad, considering. __________________________________________________
imtherethenimgone ::: Favorites  2007-11-18 08:33:07 dad look out the window what? its a plane lol __________________________________________________
frozen1877 ::: Favorites  2007-12-02 10:10:15 Yeah HWY 41 between Appleton and Green Bay __________________________________________________