Jet Crash landing Sikorsky Memorial Airport

A Vodochody L39 Albatros had to make a belly landing at Sikorsky Memorial Airport Saturday afternoon after losing a tire off of the right landing gear. The pilot, a veteran fighter pilot of the Iraq war, chose to make the belly landing after burning off fuel. The plane made a successful landing with damage to the flaps and under belly. The Bridgeport fire and police departments responded with automatic mutual aid from the Stratford fire department. All photos taken with cell phone.