Anyone know if this was from Chanute? What serial number/id it is, where it's going?
Aircraft trapped in Sparta, Ill. finally en route to destination
Posted: Nov 17, 2016 8:44 PM CST
Updated: Nov 18, 2016 4:34 PM CST
By David BellevilleCONNECT
A C-130 cargo plane got stuck in Sparta, Ill. Thursday afternoon. (Credit: KMOV)
SPARTA, Ill. (KMOV.com) -- A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft was trapped on the ground in Sparta, Ill. Thursday afternoon.
The plane was being transported without its wings on a flatbed truck to Indiana when the driver had routing problems that led him into Sparta, according to Police Chief Andrew Milanowski.
Here is the news link with photos and video:
http://www.kmov.com/story/33740893/airc ... -for-hoursThe plane stands just over 16 feet tall, however, an underpass and all power lines in town are approximately 13 feet tall causing the aircraft to get stuck.
Traffic was blocked for nearly two hours until authorities were able to get it off the roadways and onto the city hall parking lot. The aircraft will remain there overnight.
Milanowski said there is a route planned that they believe will get the truck and aircraft back on track to Indiana. As of Friday afternoon, the massive aircraft was maneuvered out of town.
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