Plane Carrying Gold Makes Crash Landing
United Press International
NEW YORK —
A small twin-engine plane carrying 1,800 pounds of gold from Canada made a belly landing early today at Kennedy Airport, skidding 1,000 feet in a shower of sparks.
Authorities said the the pilot, co-pilot and a Brinks guard aboard the plane were not injured in the wheels-up landing. The gold was quickly transferred to an armored car.
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