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THAT’S RIGHT. ERICA. PEOPLE TELL ME THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE WITNESSING AS THAT PLANE CAME INTO LAND ON BLACK BEACH. NOW, YOU CAN SEE IT’S HERE AT FALMOUTH AIR PARK IN ITS HANGAR.