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The Fort Lauderdale Air Show was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. By Marcine Joseph •
Updated on May 9, 2021 at 7:45 pm
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After a yearlong absence, the Fort Lauderdale Air Show was in full swing, with 6-year-old Summer Hayden at the beach with her family, happy to see the planes high above.
Summer’s mom, Jenna Hayden, says coming out to the Air Show is a family tradition and was glad it wasn’t canceled this year.
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“We’ve did it in the past and just enjoy being here, said Jenna Hayden, whose family came out from Pembroke Pines. It gives the kids something to do and get excited about especially during the pandemic and everything.
WWII plane pilot hailed a hero after emergency landing in Cocoa Beach
By Lara Greenberg
WWII plane pilot hailed a hero after emergency landing in Cocoa Beach
A World War II-era plane crash-landed in the ocean off Cocoa Beach on Saturday. Everyone was lucky to make it out alive. Some are comparing that pilot to Captain Sully who landed a plane on the Hudson River more than a decade ago.
COCOA BEACH, Fla. - A World War II-era plane crash-landed in the ocean off Cocoa Beach on Saturday. Everyone was lucky to make it out alive. Some are comparing that pilot to Captain Sully who landed a plane on the Hudson River more than a decade ago.
WWII plane pilot hailed a hero after emergency landing in Cocoa Beach fox35orlando.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox35orlando.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A World War II-era plane was forced to land off the coast of Cocoa Beach, Florida, after it experienced engine failure on Saturday afternoon.
Authorities are now working on getting the plane, which was part of an air show, out of the water, according to Cocoa Beach Air Show spokesperson Chris Dirato.
The only person onboard the plane, the TBM Avenger, was the pilot.
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A World War II-era plane was forced to land off the coast of Cocoa Beach in Florida.(CNN)
When he realised the plane was having engine problems, he initially tried to make it to the nearby Patrick Space Force Base where the air show was being held, according to Mr Dirato.