Retired American astronaut William Anders, who was a member of the Apollo 8 crew, has been identified as the pilot inside the plane that crashed in the waters off the San Juan Islands on Friday afternoon. According to flight data and FAA records, FOX 13 Seattle has confirmed the plane that crashed was a vintage Air Force T-34 Mentor, which is owned by Anders, who is also a San Juan County resident. Several social media posts and messages from friends reported that Anders was at the controls when the plane crashed.
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til Valhalla!
He lived his life on his terms.
Requiscat In Pace
King 5 Seattle shows the longer version of this mishap.
Why not show the full video?
darn man đ
My class went on a field trip to a airport and he was their it was on Thursday the day before he died.
I hope no wildlife was hurt
if he had of just taken off from Burlington and flown a standard flight he'd be alive now. I've got no problem with that.
I do have a problem with a 90 year old with hip replacements stunt flying in a 60 year old plane unsuitable for the stunt.
This guy spent his whole life (and I mean WHOLE life) following orders and rules and regulations. This may have been the first time he deviated, obviously performing the stunt for an audience.
Sad, now young'ns will look at his iconic photo from space and instead of wonder and awe they'll say "hey, wasn't that taken by some old fart who crash an old plane into the ground for no reason?"
90 years of risk/reward comes to an end. Sad way to end an otherwise blessed life.
I got the full video at the moment of the crash.
He was killed
Nasa had to shut him up before he blew that whistle.
Should not have been flying
He goes to the moon and nothing happens and fly a light aircraft and crash doing a looping at low altitude..i dont understand that
Was the plane Matte Grey or was it Shiny Silver with Red Accents??
As a boy of 10 in England who avidly followed all the manned space missions, I heard Apollo 8's Christmas message to humanity live on TV. It was the most sublime moment of NASA's most audacious mission. Every time I hear that recording, I feel pride for what humans can achieve if they work together towards a common goal, and nostalgia for that great era.
Major General Anders, I salute you.
Per aspera ad astra.
For the information of those following this incident, the T-34 was the subject of an Airworthiness Directive (AD (2000-CE-09-AD) in 2000 for wing spar cracking. Even after complying with this AD by instaling a spar strap, aerobatics in these aircraft would not be a good idea. My aircraft is not a T-34 and aerobatics are not permitted, so I don't.
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Is it an accident or an accident? Perhaps someone wants to conceal something, or maybe it was really an accident.
The earth doesn't look like that. You just showed an artist representation.
he reminds of the great american hero joe biden. he also has the same strength and stamina.
Can do without the floating green thingy travelling up and down the screen.
FIERY? small plane crash. Addicted to bad poetry.