Warren County sheriff remembers Dan Fordice after deadly plane crash

Warren County sheriff remembers Dan Fordice after deadly plane crash

MADISON PARISH, La. (WLBT) – Crews remained at the wreckage site Wednesday, a day after Dan Fordice was killed in a single-plane crash at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport. Fordice, the son of former Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice, died Tuesday when his restored P-51 Mustang crashed around 3 p.m. The aircraft, known as Charlotte’s Chariot II, is one of the most iconic warplanes ever built. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said he is strugg…

Dan Fordice, son of former Mississippi governor and champion of wounded veterans, killed in plane crash

Dan Fordice, a military veteran, warbird pilot, and founder of a nonprofit serving Purple Heart recipients, died Tuesday after his single-engine plane crashed at Tallulah-Vicksburg Regional Airport in Madison Parish, near the Louisiana border. He was the son of Kirk Fordice, who served as governor of Mississippi from 1992 until 2000. Officials said the crash...