FedEx 705

[rpm]

I was following some thread recently and came across a link to the story of FedEx Flight 705.

The weapons that Calloway chose for his attack seem bizarre and indicative of a deranged mind. When one understands the cold calculation of his plan, though, the terrible logic becomes clear. The guitar case contained two claw hammers, two sledge mallets, a knife and a speargun. Calloway could have easily smuggled a gun on board Flight 705, but he wanted to inflict no injuries that were inconsistent with an air crash—for that was at the heart of his plan. Having already purchased thousands of dollars worth of death and dismemberment insurance, he planned to bludgeon to death the crew of Flight 705, then crash the DC-10 into the terminal of the Memphis Superhub. His own death would secure his family’s future, while the devastating crash would likely destroy FedEx. But first he had to kill the crew; it was their will to survive that foiled Auburn Calloway’s plan.

[SunTracker]

I read about this many years ago in Reader's Digest.  Sickening.

[rpm]

All I could say was WOW! Those guys were VERY lucky to survive.

[MaddDog]

wow:eek:

[hawker238]

DS to rear: Listen, is he okay, put, put that thing in his throat, I don't give a **** if he's dead or not, don't kill him but hold him, you got him, Jim?
(pause) Jim, are you under control?
(pause) Jim, are you under control?
(pause) Jim?
(voices from rear)
DS to rear: Jim, are you under control? Are you under control?
JT from rear: No, no! (UNIN) ... something the matter with me!
DS to rear: There is something wrong with him!
JT from rear: No!
DS to rear: You keep him down, hear!
JT from rear: I can't ... !
DS to rear: You can keep him down, put that thing in his ... !
JT from rear: No, no!
(UNIN voices from rear)


From the recording.... Jesus Christ.....

[Fishu]

Never ceases to amaze me how far people can go to when they're trying to revenge against a company... if he had succeeded even partially, he would've probably killed tens or hundreds of totally innocent people
Hopefully these 3... heros... are okey with their life nowadays.

[Arlo]

Originally posted by rpm371
The weapons that Calloway chose for his attack seem bizarre and indicative of a deranged mind. When one understands the cold calculation of his plan, though, the terrible logic becomes clear. The guitar case contained two claw hammers, two sledge mallets, a knife and a speargun. Calloway could have easily smuggled a gun on board Flight 705, but he wanted to inflict no injuries that were inconsistent with an air crash—for that was at the heart of his plan. Having already purchased thousands of dollars worth of death and dismemberment insurance, he planned to bludgeon to death the crew of Flight 705, then crash the DC-10 into the terminal of the Memphis Superhub. His own death would secure his family’s future, while the devastating crash would likely destroy FedEx. But first he had to kill the crew; it was their will to survive that foiled Auburn Calloway’s plan.

I'd still say he was a bit over into the deranged side.