Jumbo jet mistakenly lands at small Kansas airport [View all]
Source: AP, Excite
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and JOSHUA FREED
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The pilot of a cargo-hauling jumbo jet mistakenly landed the Boeing 747 at a small Kansas airport instead of the Air Force base a few miles away where he was supposed to set the plane down.
The 747, with a two-man crew and no passengers, intended to touch down at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, where it was supposed to deliver parts for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner to a nearby company that makes large sections of the next-generation jet.
Instead, the mammoth freighter landed 8 miles north, at the smaller Col. James Jabara Airport.
Hours later, the jet took off again and within minutes landed at its original destination.
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A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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