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Boeing 747 captain latest PG fatality

Boeing 747 captain latest PG fatality

Postby Rick Masters » Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:38 am

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/e ... d-23481046
Paragliding speed record-holder Gregory Knudson found dead in France following a collapse near Fellering.
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Re: Boeing 747 captain latest PG fatality

Postby JoeF » Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:46 am

One news spot.

from translated article wrote:The pilot was found dead on Tuesday afternoon in Markstein, in the Vosges. The accident occurred shortly after the take-off in circumstances which his colleagues are still coming to terms with
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Re: Boeing 747 captain latest PG fatality

Postby Rick Masters » Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:58 am

Yes. One article stated that fellow pilots found his death (from a collapse) "incomprehensible."
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