Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX

February 6, 2010

Airport welcomes unique plane

Jet trainer pilot stops in Cherokee County to refuel


Jacksonville Progress

RUSK — Pct. 2 Commissioner Kevin Pierce stands in front of an L-39 Albatros Jet at the Cherokee County Airport. The pilot was making his way from California to Florida and chose Cherokee County as a refueling stop. The pilot said he chose Cherokee County because of the low fuel price.  The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia.

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