MAYFIELD, Ky. — A Wisconsin man died after his jet crashed in a Kentucky field Sunday afternoon, according to the Graves County, Ky. Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said James Alan Michaels, 70, of Dousman was flying an L-39 Albatros, an older military-style jet. He was returning home from a Mississippi air show and stopped at the Mayfield Graves County Airport to refuel.
As the man took off to continue his journey, he radioed that he was coming back to the airport because his jet had an issue. At around 2 p.m., the plane went down in a field. Emergency crews found the plane engulfed in flames…