Photos: Nightmare trip for 'Dreamlifter'

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Photos: Nightmare trip for 'Dreamlifter'

Photos of the Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" that landed at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kan. and was stranded because the runway to shorter than ideal for the large jet to takeoff from.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

Students and instructors at the National Center for Aviation Training take pictures of Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" from a hangar as it takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter cargo plane sits on a runway at Jabara airport in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The plane was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base near Boeing's Wichita facility, but the pilot found the wrong airport. The runway at Jabara is reportedly too short for the plane to take off.

A Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter cargo plane sits on a runway at Jabara airport in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The plane was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base near Boeing's Wichita facility, but the pilot found the wrong airport. The runway at Jabara is reportedly too short for the plane to take off.

Cars drive down a side street to get a glimpse of a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, that mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended target, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter sits on a runway Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

Onlookers watch a Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" as it sits on a runway Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

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A Boeing 747 "Dreamlifter" takes off Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the day after it mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles north of its intended destination, the McConnell Air Force Base.

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