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  1. July 28th, 2018, 08:03 #1
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    Vintage Ercoupe lands on busy Chicago road...

    Ercoupe makes a forced landing on a major Chicago thoroughfare...

    http://abc7chicago.com/small-plane-l...drive/3834885/

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  2. July 28th, 2018, 08:56 #2
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    The pilot did an amazing job threading the needle and making a safe landing. Be sure to watch all nine videos from ABC.
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    Cudos to that pilot. would have watched all the vids but seriously ABC??? A 30 second ad before each report? Sheesh. I gave up.
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    No one was hurt, no property damage and the nifty little Ercoupe is okay. Thumbs up to the pilot (with a little luck!).
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