Tag: pilot heroism
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Hero Pilot Recounts Crash Landing, Rescue In Atlantic Ocean: “My First Thought Was, ‘We Didn’t Die’”
The pilot credited with saving the lives of 10 passengers on board a small plane after it crash landed about 50 nautical miles off the east coast of Florida told CBS News he lost both engines, all communication and avionics in the lead-up to the crash. “Basically, lost my navigation, all radios — flying over…
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Everyone Is Praising The U.S. Air Force – But No One Is Talking About The Beechcraft Pilot Whose Actions Kept 11 Souls Alive In The Middle The Ocean For 5 Hours
Nobody is really talking about the pilot — but they should be. In a terrifying situation 80 miles off Florida’s coast, the pilot of the doomed aircraft appears to have done something extraordinary: keep the plane controlled long enough to ditch safely into the open ocean, giving all 11 people onboard a fighting chance to…
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