Pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base were forced to make an emergency landing with their helicopter in a field near Noland Road and 44th Street this afternoon.
Independence fire and police officials said the helicopter started to lose hydraulics while on a training mission over Interstate 70 in Independence, forcing the pilots to land it in a small field just west of the Noland South shopping center parking lot.
For more on the story, see Friday's Examiner or check back later at www.examiner.net
Pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base were forced to make an emergency landing with their helicopter in a field near Noland Road and 44th Street this afternoon.
Independence fire and police officials said the helicopter started to lose hydraulics while on a training mission over Interstate 70 in Independence, forcing the pilots to land it in a small field just west of the Noland South shopping center parking lot.
For more on the story, see Friday's Examiner or check back later at www.examiner.net