Man killed in fiery Kentucky jet crash told daughter of trouble in midair

A 70-year-old Wisconsin man was killed in a fiery crash Sunday, Nov. 8, when his military-style jet plunged into a field in Mayfield, Kentucky, shortly after takeoff.

The accident turned a cross-country flight alongside his daughter into a sudden tragedy.

The pilot, identified as James Alan Michaels of Dousman, Wisconsin, and his 35-year-old daughter, Tonie Michaels, were flying separate L-39 Albatros jets. 

"The father and daughter were flying back to Wisconsin from Mississippi,"...