A firefighting plane had a rough landing in central Alberta due to a landing-gear issue.
Red Deer Regional Airport CEO Graham Ingham says a Lockheed Electra operated by Airspray Airtankers made an emergency landing on Saturday when it couldn’t get all of its main landing gear down.
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Ingham says four crewmembers were on board the plane.
He says no injuries were reported.
Ingham says the four-engine plane is being removed from the runway.
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