Pilot dies in Saturday plane crash near Viola (Idaho GOP picnic)

Moscow Pullman Daily News ^ | September 8, 2012 | Staff

[IM2MAD]

A pilot performing at an air show at a Republican Party fundraiser is dead after crashing a few miles north of Moscow.

According to the Sheriff's Office, authorities are about to remove the body of what is believed to be a local man, however the identity will not be released until they have been able to notify the family. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon.

Read more here:

http://dnews.com/breaking_news/article_126d46c6-fa27-11e1-bd67-001a4bcf6878.html

[Jeff Head]

God rest his soul and comfort and bless the family and friends. This is about 250 miles north of us. RIP.

[deport]

Another crashed on Friday in a practice session.

Robert Odegaard, 66, of Kindred, died Friday when his 1945 Super Corsair airplane went down at the Barnes County Municipal Airport at 5:55 p.m, the Highway Patrol said.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/ND-pilot-killed-while-practicing-for-air-show-3849602.php#ixzz2603qXsh5

[steve86]

Yes, prayers up.

My first thought was could it be the chairman of Micron but no, he already died in a plane crash.

[2111USMC]

Bummer.

We had a guy crash his Czech jet here at the Quad City Air Show last weekend.

[IM2MAD]

Not much left of the plane. Prayers up and RIP.

http://www.khq.com/story/19493785/fatal-plane-crash-at-idaho-gop-fundraiser

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yikes. RIP.

[Eleutheria5]

Moscow, Idaho?

[Billthedrill]

Yes, Moscow, Idaho. University town - I work there. The Russians were so impressed they named their capital city after it.

Oh, sure, they tell it differently... ;-)

[PLMerite]

“Super Corsair”

When things go wrong in a plane like that, they go wrong *fast*.

[OneWingedShark]

Yes, Moscow, Idaho. University town - I work there. The Russians were so impressed they named their capital city after it.

LOL -- That's great; thanks for the laugh.

[Billthedrill]

Strangely, there isn't actually any proof that the town was named after the Russian capital. It may have been named after a town in the U.S. that was named after the Russian capital. The Wiki article has it mostly right. The story goes that five men got together to decide on a name for the newly-incorporated community. It had originally been named "Hog Heaven" but for some reason that one didn't fly. So the decision was made by the postmaster, who was the one who had to tell the federal government what the post office was going to be in. That fellow - name of Neff IIRC - was from Moscow, Pennsylvania. Local lore has him moving back to Moscow, Iowa but I've never been able to find out if that's actually the truth.

It's pronounced "Mos-CO" locally. It is also a local custom upon hearing it inevitably mispronounced as "Mos-COW" to puff up and announce, "There ain't no cows in Moscow."

Actually, there are. :-)

[QT3.14]

I made a trip to Moscow, Russia and soooo tempted to start my trip in Moscow ID.
Changed my mind. I didn't want to cause any confusion.

[Tunehead54]

Strange Drudge-linked article that the ultralight might have been "bombing" with rolls of toilet paper ... ???

Idaho plane that crashed was dropping toilet paper

[Fightin Whitey]

bfl