LONGMONT — A vintage airplane crashed and caught fire today outside Longmont, and two men on board were taken to a hospital, officials said.
Boulder County sheriff’s Cmdr. Joseph Gang said both men were conscious when they were pulled from the wreckage.
The plane was a Beechcraft C-45H, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.
Gang said the twin-engine aircraft appeared to be have engine trouble, clipped some trees and snagged power lines.
An FAA database said the plane was built in 1951 and was owned by the Commemorative Air Force’s American Airpower Flying Museum in Midland, Texas.
Commemorative Air force ? If that name doesn't ring a bell it's because up until 2oo2 it was the Confederate Air force.
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