A vintage World War II plane flying in the New York area crashed in the Hudson River on Friday evening, officials said. The body of a 56-year-old man, presumed to be the pilot, was recovered from the river and near the downed plane, The New York Police Department said.
A distress signal was sent before the crash, a police spokesman said.
The P-47 Thunderbolt was one
of three aircraft that departed Republic Airport on Long Island,
according to Kathleen Bergen, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation
Administration. It was unclear whether the plane was in the area for an
air show at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island.
The
NYPD, New Jersey State Police and local police and fire departments
responded to the scene, which was closer to the New Jersey side of the
river. Divers were sent into the water.
The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been requested on site to recover the
plane from the Hudson River and scrap it, said Sgt. Jeff Flynn of New
Jersey State Police.
According to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Thunderbolt was a feared ground-attack aircraft.
Source: CNN
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