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Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport
Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport This is only a drill. Using a salvaged aircraft, a mock-up aircraft, dozens of volunteer victims, and strategically placed debris such as suitcases and airplane parts, the Westchester County Airport and Office of Emergency Management will stage a full-scale emergency drill to test the response to a catastrophic incident on airport grounds. Beginning about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5 a plane will “crash” at Westchester County Airport.  A simulation will take place as one aircraft “strikes” another aircraft, breaks into two pieces and spews debris all over a section of the airport – resulting…

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by Jon Craig