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10 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jun \ on: Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders ID'd in WA plane crash tech
Was he doing aerobatics?
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329 sats \ 7 replies \ @chaoticalHeavy 8 Jun
Looked like a suicide in the video.
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40 sats \ 3 replies \ @TNStacker 8 Jun
Perceptive.
Nothing wrong with an old aviator chosing to end on his terms. 🫡
Didn't hurt anybody else. If my dad still flew he might have chosen this near the end of his cancer fight.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jun
This doesnt look intentional...
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 8 Jun
You actually think YOU could tell if the crash of a pilot that has flown many aircraft - and the best aircraft from 1960s forward - not to mention spacecraft doesn't look intentional.
Sorry, I find this confident, but laughable. This is coming from someone who grew up on bases with naval aviators - bases where they Initially trained and earned the tail hook and the old top gun base in California.
But enlighten me. What does intentional look like?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jun
If it was intentional he wouldnt have tried to pull up. The sound isnt synced well, I cant hear if he changed the engine speed.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jun
I dont know if he wanted to do a loop and the ground rose too quickly? Or did it stall? Or did he lose an elevator?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @chaoticalHeavy 8 Jun
He was pretty old. He could have passed out.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 8 Jun
Hopefully they can find out. There will have to be an investigation because of the plane and crash.
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