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Pilot killed in Sunday crash identified
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More from Other NewsAuthorities this morning identified the Thousand Oaks man who was killed when the plane he was flying crashed at Camarillo Airport Sunday.
The pilot was John McKittrick, 42, said Senior Deputy Medical Examiner Craig Stevens.
McKittrick was in the midst of his first solo flight about 8:15 a.m. when the vintage P-51D Mustang he was flying flipped near the south end of the airport's runway, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at 8:35 a.m.
The privately-owned P-51D Mustang is a World War II-era fighter plane.
Posted by marco85 on July 16, 2007 at 5:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm fairly sure it was his first solo in that particular plane. I looked him up on the FAA registry, and he's single/multi engine rated, as well as instrument. (assuming it's the same pilot.) I just feel so bad for his family and friends. A sad day. Incidentally, that plane had been involved in 2 previous accidents, one in '89 and the other in '94. Different pilots.
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