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Community => News => Topic started by: BridgeTroll on June 14, 2011, 01:06:13 PM

Title: Goodyear Blimp Crash
Post by: BridgeTroll on June 14, 2011, 01:06:13 PM
Anyone heard about this?? :o :o

(http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-224756-galleryV9-qpbp.jpg)

(http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-224753-galleryV9-sbfg.jpg)

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69143.html

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

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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/#ixzz1PGrd62rU
Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp Crash
Post by: Jason on June 14, 2011, 01:08:12 PM
Man, I can honestly say that I have never heard of a modern blimp going down.  Very tragic.


If the statement on the side of the blimp isn't irony, I don't know what is.
Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp Crash
Post by: acme54321 on June 14, 2011, 01:10:22 PM
Yep, there is also a video floating around, not a very good one but s=you can watch the thing plummet to earth like a rock.
Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp Crash
Post by: wsansewjs on June 14, 2011, 01:19:01 PM
Oh boy I know where this thread is going. (I am predicting Uncle Ockie is going to make a huge post, praising the airships).

-Josh
Title: Re: Goodyear Blimp Crash
Post by: BridgeTroll on June 14, 2011, 01:31:09 PM
http://www.youtube.com/v/UTuR5OzmY9M