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Offline Yenny

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Close Call
« on: August 06, 2008, 03:18:10 PM »
Check out this pic! I've seen the video of this crash at an air show in Europe. It took place in the 80 or 90 I can't remember. Look at the close call I mean miliseconds from death ?

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Re: Close Call
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2008, 03:22:11 PM »
might wanna check the language unless you wanna png...
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2008, 03:40:35 PM »
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 03:48:43 PM »
Maybe for the pilot but what about the people that plane crashed on? Not such a great close call in my view.
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 03:49:05 PM »
That looks even closer to the unlucky chumps that were previously enjoying the show. OUCH.
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 03:53:36 PM »
Or it's from the crash in Ukraine that killed dozens a couple of years ago?

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Re: Close Call
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 03:55:58 PM »
Or it's from the crash in Ukraine that killed dozens a couple of years ago?
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 03:56:52 PM »
In the document video they said, the pilot did the best to fly the plane out of the most crowed area, and only ejected in the last possible second.
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 04:02:37 PM »
The head of the Ukrainian Air Force got canned over this.

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Re: Close Call
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2008, 04:06:10 PM »
where is the story?  Can you post some links to archives or something?  I missed this.
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2008, 04:06:54 PM »
where is the story?  Can you post some links to archives or something?  I missed this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sknyliv_(Ukraine)_airshow_disaster
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2008, 04:12:48 PM »
The head of the Ukrainian Air Force got canned over this.

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Re: Close Call
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2008, 04:16:26 PM »
:O :eek:  wow...did you see that up close camera view.....just WOW

Yes. I believe they found enough of the camera intact, but the same couldn't be said of the photographer.

Yenny, this was a horrible tragedy, no matter which side of the Iron curtain your on. Myself, I wouldn't have used such light or unconsiderate language in posting this.

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Re: Close Call
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2008, 04:21:19 PM »
wow....... the pic looks fake,  ........dam ,,     
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Re: Close Call
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2008, 04:22:20 PM »
Yes. I believe they found enough of the camera intact, but the same couldn't be said of the photographer.

Yenny, this was a horrible tragedy, no matter which side of the Iron curtain your on. Myself, I wouldn't have used such light or unconsiderate language in posting this.

how many were injured and how many were killed in that crash/accident
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