Alan Billings , the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner , admitted Response that the police had been `` dangerously close to being used Using as an instrument of state '' .

Flight 2 was en route from Seattle , Washington to Chicago , Illinois , with intermediate stops at Spokane , Washington , Butte , Montana , and Billings , Montana .

The second , Flight 4 , crashed Motion in Billings , Montana after the pilot stalled Motion the aircraft on takeoff Self_motion .

Flight 1 normally originated Coming_to_be in Chicago , Illinois , and ended Process_end in Seattle , Washington , via the intermediate stops Minneapolis , Minnesota ; Fargo , North Dakota ; Bismarck , North Dakota ; Miles City , Montana ; Billings , Montana ; Butte , Montana ; and Spokane , Washington .

Takeoff from Miles City Municipal Airport was delayed Change_event_time for over an hour due to weather conditions at Billings , but the aircraft eventually departed Departing at 9:14 PM with only two passengers on board .