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Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey
Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey The 70-year-old pilot of a glider plane was killed as the aircraft flipped and crashed into a field in North Jersey, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the crash report near the Blairstown Airport saw the glider plane upside down in a grassy area near the airport just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, the Blairstown Township Police Department said in a Monday release. An off-duty police officer worked with bystanders to remove the pilot from the plane and begin CPR as the Blairstown Ambulance Corps and Blairstown Hose Company were called to the scene. Efforts to revive the pilot …

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by Valerie Musson