Police said the report said the man was “lying on the ground on the sidewalk at the intersection” of Debarr Road and Hoyt Street. Officers said he was dead when they arrived.
After days of preparation that included removing the wings, nose and tail of the aircraft, a Carlile Transportation truck hauling the massive fuselage departed Merrill Field around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, navigating through Anchorage before heading north on the Glenn Highway.