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St. Louis Pilot Rescued After Plane Falls Off Carrier

St. Louis Public Radio
Published April 2, 2003 at 9:55 AM CST
U.S. medical personnel carry one of the pilots who slipped off the USS Constellation's deck during a landing attempt in the Persian Gulf Tuesday.
(AP Photo)
U.S. medical personnel carry one of the pilots who slipped off the USS Constellation's deck during a landing attempt in the Persian Gulf Tuesday.

By AP/KWMU

U.S.S. Constellation, Middle East – A pilot from south St. Louis County was aboard a plane that veered off a flight deck in the Middle East yesterday.

Lt. Matt Wilder, of Oakville, was rescued after the plane's unsuccessful landing aboard the U.S.S. Constellation. His parents talked to him by phone Tuesday, saying he's fine.

Wilder is a 1993 graduate of Vianney High School.
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