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Old 12-29-2010, 04:40 PM   #5
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Default Re: Drag Strip Landing at NPR

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Originally Posted by will prater View Post
You remember this one Ed?
We had an accidental plane landing there during the races back around 1978. During eliminations a twin engine plane set down in the shutdown area and came right down the track toward the starting line. The Tulsa airport is just west of the track and he thought he was on approach to one of the runways.
I wasn't there, but heard about it. Had to be a little embarassing.
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