Flight of the Sky King: Astonishing story of a US airport worker who'd never flown but stole a plane for a 75-minute joyride then crashed on a remote island after a near-impossible barrel roll 10ft above a lake

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Flight of the Sky King: Astonishing story of a US airport worker who'd never flown but stole a plane for a 75-minute joyride then crashed on a remote island after a near-impossible barrel roll 10ft above a lake

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The wind was with Richard Russell as he took off in a stolen plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on August 10, 2018. Air traffic was 'unusually sparse' as Horizon Air Q400 taxied directly to the runway, sending Air Traffic Control into panic. 'That aircraft is taking off rolling,' an Alaska Airlines pilot interjected over the radio. 'His wheels are smoking left and right. Just rolling down the runway.' At 7:33pm, the passenger airline lifted off, soaring high above Washington state as the pilot on the ground urged for military jets to intercept.
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