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Missing Bamboo Bomber Found in Cornfield

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Key Takeaways:

  • A missing Cessna T-50 Bobcat, nicknamed the Bamboo Bomber, was found crashed and burned in a Pennsylvania cornfield.
  • The plane is believed to have carried two people, Thomas and Elaine Huf, who were reported missing.
  • The crash likely occurred during a thunderstorm, while the couple was flying to their farm airstrip.
  • The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.
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A Cessna T-50 Bobcat, also known as the Bamboo Bomber, that went missing more than a week ago, on Labor Day, has been found in a cornfield in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The wreckage was so badly burned that the investigators could not ascertain how many people were aboard the vintage twin-engine taildragger, but it is believed to have carried two people.

While the coroner will have to use dental records to confirm the names of the people killed in the crash, several accounts indicate they were Elaine and Thomas Huf of Kingsley, Pennsylvania. The couple, reportedly owners of a Bamboo Bomber, had been reported as missing a few days ago.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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