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西雅图一个29岁的机场工作人员偷走了维修中的飞机,飞上了天,但是对降落没有信心,最终坠毁,小伙子未能幸免。
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) w, U- Q- _; g. G+ YCNN说两个战机跟了他很久,但是声称并没有开火。
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2 A9 b! p$ U+ iRussell had worked as a Horizon Air ground service agent for three-and-a-half years. His job included directing aircraft for takeoff and gate approach, handling baggage and tidying and de-icing planes.4 W- e% l7 n! m/ {9 E6 F
0 P6 d8 G' ?% b% s% I/ yRichard Russell, or "Beebo" as some called him, was "a faithful husband, a loving son and a good friend," his family said.2 }$ b3 ~. t8 B) R8 f7 x) H
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The 29-year-old was "kind and gentle to each person he met," his family said in a statement Saturday night.
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' o# O4 ?( a o. P0 NOfficials don't believe Russell had a pilot's license, and they don't know how he knew to fly the plane. Jeremy Kaelin said he worked with Russell in 2016, and remembered "happy, funny" chats with him in the break room.* t8 b @& y" q3 Q; p
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! I& Z. a5 F7 @! k6 ^) M. bRussell flew for about an hour, talking periodically with air traffic controllers and making turns and even some aerobatic maneuvers as two armed F-15 jets followed him, officials said.
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The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known but authorities said the F-15s did not bring the plane down." V" ~" h! n4 a
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