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Cactuar Zone => Random lnsanity => Topic started by: Buck Turgidson on June 15, 2011, 04:59:49 am

Title: Goodyear Blimp crash
Post by: Buck Turgidson on June 15, 2011, 04:59:49 am

Rough deal - the blimp apparently hit the ground hard on landing , causing a fuel leak and fire, so the pilot told passengers to jump out at 6 ft altitude.  Being a blimp, the loss of 600lbs of payload sent it soaring into the air, where the pilot burned to death at 150ft in the air.  Apparently he could be heard screaming until he could no more.

http://photogallery.thestar.com/1007452 (http://photogallery.thestar.com/1007452)

This caught my eye because at first I thought the Goodyear "safety" thing was torn to pieces by this accident.  But when I saw that the pilot saved his passengers, and stayed with his ship instead of jumping out himself (probably in an effort to save lives on the ground), only to die a fiery death, I could only think of the pilot as a hero.  I can't say for sure I would have done the same thing...

Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp crash
Post by: Bluestrike on July 07, 2011, 08:24:38 pm

Holy shit. I can't say I would have done the same.

What a terrible way to die.

Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp crash
Post by: Snowbound Milk on July 08, 2011, 12:58:38 am

His ascension shall be honored.

Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp crash
Post by: Killer Ducks on July 08, 2011, 03:16:35 pm

if he was alive he would of got some great awards