Biden plane causes damage at Westhampton Beach airport
Quick ReadBiden's plane was on a ramp and began a turn toward a runway when "jet blast" caused a nearby Piper PA-18 to flip over.
Photo credit: AP / James Carbone | A small private plane, right, parked nearby was lifted a few feet into the air by the jet wash from Biden’s plane, left, as it taxied to take off from Francis S. Gabreski Airport, said Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Michelle Lai. (File / Aug. 11, 2010)
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A blast of air from Air Force Two's engines caused a small plane to flip and sustain wing damage Wednesday as Vice President Joseph Biden's jet prepared to depart Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
About 11 a.m., Biden's plane, a Boeing 757, was on a ramp and began a turn toward a runway when "jet blast" caused a Piper PA-18 to flip over. The Piper...
