2 Killed When Vintage Plane Crashes During Father’s Day Event at Southern California Airfield

2 Killed When Vintage Plane Crashes During Father’s Day Event at Southern California Airfield
A small World War II-era plane that crashed near Chino Airport, Calif., on June 15, 2024, in a still from video. Courtesy of KABC
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CHINO, Calif.—Two people were killed aboard a vintage plane that crashed and burst into flames near a Southern California airfield during a weekend Father’s Day event hosted by an air museum, authorities said Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the twin-engine Lockheed 12A crashed shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday, just west of Chino Airport in San Bernardino County.