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appalachiablue

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8. It was really something, Hell and misery although the brave

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 07:31 PM

Jan 2020

individuals who assisted with rescue were heroic.

Passenger Joe Stiley (in the videos) who survived was a businessman and also a pilot. He knew from the defective takeoff at National that the plane would likely crash. So he prepared and told others around him to prep for emergency. He was right!

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OMG. 38 years ago.... 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2020 #1

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I'll always remember them too! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2020 #6

I was a Fed too, lived in SW DC and used to walk to work. elleng Jan 2020 #7

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WOW! elleng Jan 2020 #4

It was really something, Hell and misery although the brave appalachiablue Jan 2020 #8