World War II-era plane crashes at Arizona airport

CHANDLER, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) — A small World War II-era fighter aircraft crashed into a hangar at Stellar Airpark in Chandler, Arizona on Thursday, federal officials said.

Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said the plane crashed under unknown circumstances around 1.20 p.m. local time.

Federal records show the 1944-build aircraft, a North American Aviation P-51 Mustang, was registered to Hirani Oil Arizona, LLC based in Chandler. The aircraft, which was used to support raids over Germany, was capable of carrying only the pilot.

“FAA investigators are en route ot the scene now,” Gregor said.

The pilot is believed to have died in the crash.

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