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Title: Pilot killed after helping 3 passengers make incredible escape as Goodyear blimp plunges to ground in flames
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Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... ges-ground-flames-Germany.html
Published: Jun 13, 2011
Author: Allan Hall
Post Date: 2011-06-13 15:03:13 by Happy Quanzaa
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Views: 3222
Comments: 8
A Goodyear blimp burst into flames and plunged to earth in a weekend crash in Germany. The pilot was killed but three passengers managed to jump to safety when the airship caught fire as it was coming in to land at the Reichelsheim aerodrome near Friedberg. When the airship was just six metres from the floor, the pilot told his passengers, all journalists, to jump to the ground while he tried to land safely. Once the three had leapt clear of the blimp he took it back up before being it became overwhelmed by flames and crashed to the earth, in a chilling echo of the Hindenburg disaster. Scroll down to see the German news report The cause of the crash was not immediately clear but an investigation was underway. Witnesses reported hearing a loud noise from the engine and smelling petrol fumes. One eyewitness said: 'We could also hear the cries of the doomed pilot as the fire surrounded him. It was terrible.' Eyewitnesses said three passengers escaped the gondola of the blimp before.... Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/...ermany.html#ixzz1PBUNnAq2
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#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Ah, yes; a blimp looks somewhat like a penis. So naturally you would be drawn to this, Flamer.
Gee, you going to 'end the discussion'? rotflmao. Hypocrite.
#5. To: Badeye (#4)
Indeed I am. Considering Quandary and Gnu Zoo Review live to propagandize with marginal or tabooed grade threads, that is exactly what I am doing; adding to the discussion. And I'm doing this on a more important plain of discussion then discussion about a aviation mishap.
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#4. To: Ferret Mike (#1)
Ah, yes; a blimp looks somewhat like a penis.
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