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11. Reminds me of when a I saw plane fly in so low as I was driving on a highway

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 04:02 PM

Nov 2013

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I didn't understand why I didn't hear a crash. I found out that there was a small airport nearby -- and that the reason why the highway I'd been on was a such a straightaway was so that it could serve as an emergency runway or landing strip!

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Reminds me of when a I saw plane fly in so low as I was driving on a highway rocktivity Nov 2013 #11

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