Goodyear Blimp goes down, pilot lost - Democratic Underground

Sherman A1

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Tue Jun-14-11 03:00 AM
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Goodyear Blimp goes down, pilot lost

The pilot who died Sunday when the airship he was inside caught fire and crashed in Germany died a hero, saving the lives of the three passengers onboard by urging them to jump to safety while he stayed behind.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/06/13/blimp-crash-in-germany-claims-pilots-life/#ixzz1PEe0bAKt

A brave pilot

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Tripod

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Tue Jun-14-11 03:45 AM
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1. So sad.

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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Jun-14-11 04:15 AM
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2. K&R. He certainly was brave... And a real hero.

That took a lot of skill under pressure and he saved three lives while losing hs own... Just saw footage on the news. ;(

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