In
a town used to having very large planes in its skies and at its
airports, the Air Capital city became captivated for hours Thursday
by a plane on the ground.
But
not just any plane.
A
wayward Dreamlifter – a massive Boeing cargo plane – missed its
intended destination of McConnell Air Force Base on Wednesday night
and landed nine miles to the north at city-owned Jabara Airport.
As
word spread early Thursday about the incident, crowds braved the cold
and windy weather to gawk at the plane near 37th and North Webb Road.
Some sat in cars that crawled along Webb or in parking lots across
the street. Others lined a fence about 100 yards from the runway.
Plenty
of people took pictures.
When
the Dreamlifter – piloted by a different crew than the one that
goofed – finally took off at 1:15 p.m. without a hitch, the crowds
cheered and honked horns.
About
20 minutes later, the gigantic white plane with a funky hump on top
safely landed at McConnell – more than 16 hours late.
“The
whole event was a non-event,” said Victor White, director of
Wichita’s city airports.
Not
to Lisa Stewart, who stopped by after taking her husband to work.
Source: kansas
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