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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Jun 15, 2017 12:53pm
Very recent, few details yet. Appears some number of persons parachuted out.
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/video-us-open-blimp-crashes-near-course
http://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/video-us-open-blimp-crashes-near-course
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 15, 2017 12:56pm
Parachuted out!?!? Damn.
Note to self: blimp travel probably not safe.
Note to self: blimp travel probably not safe.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jun 15, 2017 1:42pm
My buddy is working that event. Texted me when it happened..."sooo, uh, blimp just crashed. Now smoke on horizon. Not something I thought I'd ever type in 2017".
I guess it was a sponsor blimp, not the network blimp. Pilot is apparently only injury, as everyone else was able to parachute out unharmed.
I guess it was a sponsor blimp, not the network blimp. Pilot is apparently only injury, as everyone else was able to parachute out unharmed.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 15, 2017 1:56pm
Crazy ......glad no fatalities.
4cards
Posts: 2,551
Jun 15, 2017 2:30pm
...probably shot down by N.Korea!
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 15, 2017 3:27pm
I'll be there Saturday and will report back if it's the Koreans.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jun 15, 2017 3:30pm
Riding in the Goodyear Blimp is still life goals.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 15, 2017 4:51pm
ESPN.com learned that blimp crew chief Matt Schmidt saved pilot Trevor Thompson's life by pulling him away from the burning wreckage before two gas tanks exploded. Schmidt told ESPN.com that Thompson suffered burns on his back and the back of his neck and head. The pilot was wearing a fire-resistant suit. Thompson didn't know why the blimp suddenly lost pressure & plunged from the sky.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jun 15, 2017 11:02pm
How far from there are you?SportsAndLady;1859228 wrote:I'll be there Saturday and will report back if it's the Koreans.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 16, 2017 7:57am
2 hoursIronman92;1859273 wrote:How far from there are you?