ELKO, Nev. — A vintage military aircraft veered off the runway at Elko Regional Airport and crashed into a fence. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that the two-seat jet trainer with a Rolls Royce engine was seen flying over Elko before crashing Wednesday morning. Airport Manager Jim Foster said the lone occupant, pilot Robert McCormack, was taken to a hospital with lower back pain. The aircraft appeared to be fully intact, although its nose was pressed into the chain link fence surrounding the runway. ——Information from: Elko Daily Free Press, http://www.elkodaily.com

Source: National Post February 22, 2018 07:18 UTC