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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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A fire-fighting plane from Alaska landed at Portland International Airport with one engine on fire on Saturday; pilot John Fletcher was uninjured, and the blaze was extinguished quickly by Air Force firemen.
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PORTLAND (AP) - A plane which had been used to fight forest fires in Alaska landed at the Portland International Airport with one engine afire Saturday.
The pilot was uninjured.
John Fletcher, 42, San Leandro, Calif., leaped out of the plane, and Air Force firemen extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes.
The plane, a twin-engine F7F Tiger Cat, is owned by Glenn Collins Adventure Films, Anchorage.
Fletcher said he was circling to land for a customs check when the control tower warned him his plane was on fire. He landed with the other engine.
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Portland International Airport
Event Date
Saturday
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pilot uninjured; fire extinguished within 10 minutes by air force firemen.
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A twin-engine F7F Tiger Cat plane, used to fight forest fires in Alaska and owned by Glenn Collins Adventure Films in Anchorage, landed at Portland International Airport with one engine afire. Pilot John Fletcher, 42, from San Leandro, Calif., was circling for a customs check when warned by the control tower; he landed using the other engine and leaped out.