N-9M pilot identified, to be honored at air show

April 25--Outside Chino's Planes of Fame Museum the American flag was at half-staff Wednesday, following the plane crash this week that took the life of one of the museum's pilots. Chino resident Dave Vopat, 51, was the lone occupant of a 1944 Northrop N9M Flying Wing when it crashed Monday, April 22, in the prison yard of the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. The National Transportation and Safety Board is investigating what caused the crash of the restored vintage plane.… (www.aviationpros.com) Mais...