WA - Major security incident at SeaTac Airport. All planes are grounded, Aug 2018

[CARIIS]

actually interesting

did not want to follow up for a while

casue everytime i tried i heard the tape again

i don't want to hear the tape anymore

it makes me sad

After honoring those involved in the response to the stolen plane out of Sea-Tac earlier this month, a colonel in the Oregon Air National Guard confirmed that the fighter pilots made contact with Richard Russell.

Fighter pilots made 'brief' contact with man who stole plane from Sea-Tac Airport

i wish fbi would turn it over NTSB then we will get everything

 

[Breezie]

‘Airplane of opportunity’? Richard Russell raised pilot’s suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist

This article mentions that he had been interested in flight procedures, a year ago, so the plane theft may not have been an impulsive act.

 

[Doghairrules]

‘Airplane of opportunity’? Richard Russell raised pilot’s suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist

This article mentions that he had been interested in flight procedures, a year ago, so the plane theft may not have been an impulsive act.

Interesting. And I wonder why everything is being kept so close to the vest. I can’t imagine a criminal case coming out of this, unless they think someone else knew he was going to do this.

I think about his wife and family daily and wonder how they’re doing. I can’t imagine the pain they must feel.

 

[Laughing]

Interesting. And I wonder why everything is being kept so close to the vest. I can’t imagine a criminal case coming out of this, unless they think someone else knew he was going to do this.

I think about his wife and family daily and wonder how they’re doing. I can’t imagine the pain they must feel.

BBM

to limit copycats....

 

[Doghairrules]

BBM

to limit copycats....

Good point.

I would make a terrible criminal. Lol

 

[CARIIS]

here is a gallery of crash site all in one place

FBI finds body, data recorder in wreckage of Horizon Air plane

 

[KaaBoom]

here is a gallery of crash site all in one place

FBI finds body, data recorder in wreckage of Horizon Air plane

Damn, that must have been a hell of a job for the rescue workers and investigators.

 

[Doghairrules]

here is a gallery of crash site all in one place

FBI finds body, data recorder in wreckage of Horizon Air plane

And we haven’t heard any results from the data recorder or autopsy right? I assume they would do an autopsy and possibly tox screen?

 

[Breezie]

FBI: Baggage handler intentionally crashed plane, researched flight instruction videos

 

[Seattle1]

'I was blown away': Stepbrother of man who stole plane speaks out
The stepbrother of Richard Russell is speaking out after the August incident where Russell stole a plane from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed on a small Pierce County island.

 

[Doghairrules]

'I was blown away': Stepbrother of man who stole plane speaks out
The stepbrother of Richard Russell is speaking out after the August incident where Russell stole a plane from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed on a small Pierce County island.

I In know way mean this as a criticism of stepbrother, but I think it’s very interesting that to me richard sounds haunting and resigned in those audio tapes and to his brother he sounded like always, joking etc. I just think that proves how much our personal experiences can color the way we interpret things.

 

[KaaBoom]

'I was blown away': Stepbrother of man who stole plane speaks out
The stepbrother of Richard Russell is speaking out after the August incident where Russell stole a plane from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed on a small Pierce County island.

I'm not really understanding what he is saying. So he thinks his stepbrother was joking when he said he learned to fly from video games? I wonder how he thinks he learned to fly it then.

 

[Seattle1]

I In know way mean this as a criticism of stepbrother, but I think it’s very interesting that to me richard sounds haunting and resigned in those audio tapes and to his brother he sounded like always, joking etc. I just think that proves how much our personal experiences can color the way we interpret things.

IMO, the final moments were in direct conflict to his first contact with ATC. I believe the moments step brother was referring to as sounding confident and joking about learning to fly on video games was what he was relating to.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Seattle Airport surveillance video shows man stealing passenger plane

Video shot in 2018 of a man stealing an Alaska Airlines Q400 plane from Seattle Airport has been released. Richard Russell, 29, worked as a baggage handler at the airport and had access to the aircraft.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Seattle1]

How 'Sky King' stole airliner and performed barrel roll before crash

The wind was with Richard Russell as he took off in a stolen plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on August 10, 2018.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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