FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: WW2 ERA PLANE MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR COCOA BCH FL.:
WWII-era plane make emergency landing at Cocoa Beach Air Show.......Video captured by Melanie Schrader, 42, of Eau Gallie shows the World War II-era TBM Avenger making a soft landing on the water near Patrick Space Force Base.A World War II-era plane was forced to land off the coast of Cocoa Beach, Florida, Saturday afternoon after it experienced engine failure.
Authorities are now working on getting the plane, which was part of an air show, out of the water, according to Cocoa Beach Air Show spokesperson Chris Dirato.
The only person on board the plane, the TBM Avenger, was the pilot. When he realized the plane was having engine problems, he initially tried to make it to the nearby Patrick Space Force Base where the air show was being held, according to Dirato.
Ultimately, the pilot changed his mind and decided to make a water landing to avoid going over buildings and Florida State Road A1A, Dirato added......
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