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Posted: 8/10/2023 10:53:41 AM EDT
On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 was stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (Sea–Tac) in Seattle, Washington. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Richard Russell, was a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. After Russell performed an unauthorized takeoff, two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft. Sea–Tac air traffic control made radio contact with Russell, the sole occupant, who described himself as a "broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess." About 1 hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, Russell died by intentionally crashing the aircraft on lightly populated Ketron Island in Puget Sound.
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Link Posted: 8/10/2023 10:57:46 AM EDT
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That was an effed-up story. The ATC comms were interesting.
Link Posted: 8/10/2023 11:00:25 AM EDT
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That was an effed-up story. The ATC comms were interesting.
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Indeed.

Think this is a dupe though...
Link Posted: 8/10/2023 11:01:13 AM EDT
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The yin to the Killdozer yang
Link Posted: 8/10/2023 4:10:19 PM EDT
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Dupe n OP request
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