Forced Landing
About a minute after takeoff from Willow Run Airport, an Eastern Airlines flight made an emergency landing in a cow pasture, on the south side of US-112, four miles east of downtown Ypsilanti. None of the 17 passengers, or crew onboard the Miami bound flight were injured. The plane was repaired a few days later on, and flown back to nearby Willow Run Airport for a complete inspection.
Photo shot on November 17, 1947. Courtesy of AADL collection.
About a minute after takeoff from Willow Run Airport, an Eastern Airlines flight made an emergency landing in a cow pasture, on the south side of US-112, four miles east of downtown Ypsilanti. None of the 17 passengers, or crew onboard the Miami bound flight were injured. The plane was repaired a few days later on, and flown back to nearby Willow Run Airport for a complete inspection.
Photo shot on November 17, 1947. Courtesy of AADL collection.