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SvD Klan Drift
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| Phoenix Helicopter Crash - The ACTUAL Crash |
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press Writer
PHOENIX - Federal investigators hope to
determine why two news helicopters covering a
police chase on live television collided and
crashed to the ground, killing all four
people on board.
Both helicopters from local TV stations went
down in a grassy park in central Phoenix and
caught fire Friday afternoon. No one on the
ground was hurt.
TV viewers did not witness the accident
because cameras aboard both aircraft were
pointed at the ground, but they saw video
from one of the helicopters break up and
begin to spin before the station abruptly
switched to the studio.
Killed on board the KTVK helicopter were
pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim
Cox, the station reported. On board the KNXV
aircraft were reporter-pilot Craig Smith and
photographer Rick Krolak, that station said.
A Federal Aviation Administration
investigator was at the crash scene by late
Friday and National Transportation Safety
Board investigators were expected to arrive
Saturday.
The helicopters were covering the police
pursuit of a work truck. Just before the
collision, the driver had jumped out of the
nearly disabled flatbed pickup and carjacked
another truck. The man was later taken into
custody by a SWAT team after barricading
himself inside a house.
Just before the picture broke up, Smith said,
"Oh geez!"
Police identified the suspect as Christopher
J. Jones, 23, and said he was booked into
jail late Friday night on two counts of
vehicle theft, four counts of aggravated
assault on a police officer and one count of
resisting arrest with other charges expected
to be filed later.
Earlier on Friday, Phoenix Police Chief Jack
Harris suggested the suspect could "be held
responsible for any of the deaths from this
tragedy."
The two helicopters came down on the lawn in
front of a boarded-up church at the park.
Firefighters swarmed to the area as thick
black smoke rose from the scene.
Rick Gotchie, an air conditioning contractor,
was working nearby when he noticed the
helicopters overhead. He said they began
circling closer as he continued watching, and
one appeared to get too close to the other.
"I kept saying 'Go lower, go lower,' but he
didn't," Gotchie said. "It was like a vacuum.
They just got sucked into each other, and
they both exploded and pieces were flying
everywhere."
He said he ran to the crash site, but "no one
got out."
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said the pilots of
the five news helicopters and one police
chopper over the chase were not talking to
air traffic controllers at the time, which is
normal.
"Typically air traffic controllers clear
helicopters into an area where they can cover
a chase like this," Gregor said. "Once they
are in the area, the pilots themselves are
responsible for keeping themselves separated
from other aircraft."
Pilots generally use a dedicated radio
frequency to talk to each other and maintain
their positions, Gregor said.
"There is a high degree of coordination,"
Gregor said. "To fly for a TV station you
have to have a commercial rating, which means
more (flight hours), more training."
Gregor said the FAA has not had major safety
problems with news chopper operations.
Keith McCutchen, a past president of the
National Broadcast Pilots Association and a
news pilot for 11 years in Indianapolis, said
pilot awareness is vital while on the scene
of a story because of the many distractions
that could spell trouble.
"You are watching the scene. You have to
bring your attention inside to look at the
monitors to see what the audience is seeing
so you can converse. But you're also having
to direct your attention to the other
aircraft flying around you. You have to have
your head on a swivel in those kinds of
situations."
Associated Press writers Chris Kahn, Pauline
Arrillaga and Terry Tang contributed to this
report.
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| Ślepa na syf Spółdzielnia Chrobry w Łodzi |
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Film przedstawia syf jaki znajduje się na
Osiedlu Widzew, której administratorem jest
Spółdzielnia Mieszkaniowa im. Chrobrego.
Celowo zrobiony jest tak, by pokazać TYLKO
brzydotę, co nie oznacza, że na osiedlu nie
ma dobrych parkingów, czy kilku dobrze
wyglądających placów zabaw dla dzieci, ale
to sa rzeczy, które giną pod masą rzeczy
brzydkich.
Kontakt do mnie:
zaniepokojony@op.pl
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Durée : 588 s |
| US Marines 233rd Brithday |
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A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS
During the summer of 1982, in the wake of a
presidential directive, Marines went ashore
at Beirut, Lebanon. Fifteen months later, on
23 October 1983, extremists struck the first
major blow against American forces - starting
this long war on terrorism. On that Sunday
morning, a suicide bomber drove an
explosive-laden truck into the headquarters
of Battalion Landing Team 1/8, destroying the
building and killing 241 Marines and
corpsmen.
Extremists have attacked our Nation, at home
and abroad, numerous times since that fateful
day in Beirut. Their aim has always been the
same - to kill as many innocent Americans as
possible. The attacks of 11 September 2001
changed our Nation forever, and our president
has resolved that this Nation will not stand
idle while murderous terrorists plan their
next strike. Marines will continue to take
the fight to the enemy - hitting them on
their own turf, crushing them when they show
themselves, and finding them where they hide.
Only a few Americans choose the dangerous,
but necessary, work of fighting our Nation's
enemies. When our chapter of history is
written, it will be a saga of a selfless
generation of Marines who were willing to
stand up and fight for our Nation; to defend
those who could not defend themselves; to
thrive on the hardship and sacrifice expected
of an elite warrior class; to march to the
sound of the guns; and to ably shoulder the
legacy of those Marines who have gone before.
On our 233rd birthday, first remember those
who have served and those "angels" who have
fallen - our reputation was built on their
sacrifices. Remember our families; they are
the unsung heroes whose support and
dedication allow us to answer our Nation's
call. Finally, to all Marines and Sailors,
know that I am proud of you and what you do.
Your successes on the battlefield have only
added to our illustrious history. Lieutenant
General Victor H. "Brute" Krolak said it best
when he wrote, "... the United States does
not need a Marine Corps ... the United States
wants a Marine Corps." Your actions, in Iraq
and Afghanistan and across the globe, are at
the core of why America loves her Marines.
Happy Birthday, Marines!
Semper Fidelis,
James T. Conway
General, U.S. Marine Corps
http://www.USA-DOMAIN-NAMES.Com
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