Missouri Skydiving Plane Crash Victims Named

Victims of a plane crash that killed 11 passengers and a pilot on a skydiving trip in Missouri have begun to be publicly identified.

The crash, near Butler Memorial Airport, took place on Sunday around 11:30 a.m. local time, about 65 miles south of Kansas City. The Skydive Kansas City plane was engulfed in fire when it “landed in a field adjacent to the airport,” Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Sergeant Justin Ewing said.

Authorities have not yet released the names of those who died in the crash, but some family members, friends and colleagues have begun paying tribute to their loved ones.

Jen Sharp

Jen Sharp was the technology director for Skydive KC’s governing body, the United States Parachute Association. The association identified her in an article on its website…

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