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It certainly is tragic, but the kid does have a surviving older
brother in D.C. God, these things are awful. As part of our string of three fatal accidents last week (all within 48 hours!) here in Iowa, one was a Cherokee 235 that crashed on take-off, killing three out of four family members. The sole survivor, an 8-year old girl, was thrown clear of the wreckage but suffered burns over 80% of her body. She may survive, although she may wish she hadn't. Of the three, this one really hit home for Mary and me, as the "family on board" scenario is so similar to ours. No one's quite sure what happened, but it appears that the 28 year old pilot veered off the runway during take-off, for unknown reasons (strong cross-wind?), and then balled it up. With 84 gallons of gas on board, a 235 apparently makes a big bang. :-( -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
snip The sole survivor, an 8-year old girl, was thrown clear of the wreckage but suffered burns over 80% of her body. She may survive, although she may wish she hadn't. I dumped a full skillet of spitting HOT bacon grease on my upper thigh (Quad area) when I was 11 - while camping. Burn area was the size of a modern CD disk. A large water blister formed that was the size of a 1 quart zip-lock baggie ...full of water. That blisted would slosh from side to side when I was on my back. It popped after a few days of me playing with it. Most painful thing that I've ever been through. I can still almost feel that day's "arrrggg" 35 years later. I still tear up when I see the Vietnam War photo of the little girl running down the road, her cloths, and most of her skin, burned off by napalm .....my burn was so so so so small compared to that. 85%. I can't even imagine that hell. Montblack |
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"Montblack"
I still tear up when I see the Vietnam War photo of the little girl running down the road, her cloths, and most of her skin, burned off by napalm ....my burn was so so so so small compared to that. Actually, she turned out just fine. (No small amount of luck, though.) Lives near me now. moo |
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Welcome to the Alleghany Ice Machine!
Go back and read your Ernest Gann. I don't have to! I started flying in PA in 1946 and have been flying in PA since then, except when in the Marines. Between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, there is always the probability of icing nine months of the year. Well, yes, but in some of those nine months the probability is not much more than .01. Spring is the worst, for reasons you all know. The incident I described occurred on April 6, about 20 years ago. It was the only significant icing experience I ever had. vince norris |
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Actually, she turned out just fine. (No small amount of luck, though.)
Lives near me now. I remember that photo. Nice to get a bit of good news in this sad thread. vince norris |
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"Happy Dog" writes: I still tear up when I see the Vietnam War photo of the little girl running down the road, her cloths, and most of her skin, burned off by napalm ....my burn was so so so so small compared to that. Actually, she turned out just fine. [...] Is that because she was not actually burned much or at all? A close look at the picture doesn't show any obvious damage. A bit of googling also indicates that there is quite some mythology and propaganda associated with it. - FChE |
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"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message
I still tear up when I see the Vietnam War photo of the little girl running down the road, her cloths, and most of her skin, burned off by napalm ....my burn was so so so so small compared to that. Actually, she turned out just fine. [...] Is that because she was not actually burned much or at all? A close look at the picture doesn't show any obvious damage. A bit of googling also indicates that there is quite some mythology and propaganda associated with it. There is. Wasn't much fun either way though. moo |
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Kim Phuc: http://www.kimfoundation.com/en/ she now runs a foundation.
-- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) "Happy Dog" wrote in message ... "Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message I still tear up when I see the Vietnam War photo of the little girl running down the road, her cloths, and most of her skin, burned off by napalm ....my burn was so so so so small compared to that. Actually, she turned out just fine. [...] Is that because she was not actually burned much or at all? A close look at the picture doesn't show any obvious damage. A bit of googling also indicates that there is quite some mythology and propaganda associated with it. There is. Wasn't much fun either way though. moo |
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