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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Flying in favorable tail winds
I ran across this video this morning. The Greek pilot who made the video died in a tanker crash. The aircraft that you see in the video are Canadair/Bombardier CL "super scooper" turbines. I do not know if either of the aircraft in the video is the one that crashed.
I'm not quite sure of the names of the pilots who died in the crash. The names were given in Greek on the you tube. I felt uncomfortable relying on the translator, and did not want to get it wrong.
I know that you, crew and tanker are flying in favorable tail winds. I look forward to meeting you one day, and we shall fly together.
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