ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) _ Two firefighters killed last week in a collision between two planes in northeastern Indiana will be remembered Wednesday during a joint funeral service.
Kyle Hibst and David Wittkamper died April 2 when the plane Hibst was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff at Marion Municipal Airport after it clipped a Cessna jet that was landing.
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The men were both 31, lived in Elwood and were members of the Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department. Both were married in 2013 and Hibst and his wife had a young son.
The Herald Bulletin reports that Hibst’s visitation will be held Monday at the Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home in Elwood, followed on Tuesday by visitation there for Wittkamper.
A joint funeral service for the men will be held Wednesday morning at Elwood Junior/Senior High School.
