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Another plane gone AWOL
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Flipping heck.
The first was just tragic and misfortunate.
The second is tragic and careless."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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And a ferry on fire
BBC News - Greek ferry fire: Evacuation hampered by winds
pondy's mate is having a field day.Comment
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Yesterday at 9:02amOriginally posted by mudskipper View PostAnd a ferry on fire
BBC News - Greek ferry fire: Evacuation hampered by winds
pondy's mate is having a field day.
PLEASE PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM FLYING, I SEE DISASTER COMING, THUS SAITH THE LORD.
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Heart missed a beat when I read that this morning as Bacchus minimus is currently flying back from Phuket; admittedly going in the other direction but in the same vicinity.Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
Watching his progress closely on flightradar now! They have just left Afghanistan and will skirt North of Iran, Iraq, and Syria… nice friendly airspace then!Comment
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Sounds like this plane, and possibly the previous one, strayed too close to a US carrier group, specifically within its 60 mile exclusion zone, and was simply shot down.Originally posted by cojak View PostFlipping heck.
The first was just tragic and misfortunate.
The second is tragic and careless.
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You been reading the Wail?Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSounds like this plane, and possibly the previous one, strayed too close to a US carrier group, specifically within its 60 mile exclusion zone, and was simply shot down.
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Or maybe it's something to do with all the thunderstorms in its immediate vicinity at the time it disappeared?Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSounds like this plane, and possibly the previous one, strayed too close to a US carrier group, specifically within its 60 mile exclusion zone, and was simply shot down.
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Are you an SY01 sockie?Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSounds like this plane, and possibly the previous one, strayed too close to a US carrier group, specifically within its 60 mile exclusion zone, and was simply shot down.
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