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Crocodile on plane kills 19 passengers
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| October 22, 2010
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Posted on 10/22/2010 2:10:55 PM PDT by PilotDave
A STOWAWAY crocodile on a flight escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the flight to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew. The croc had been hidden in a passenger's sports bag - allegedly with plans to sell it - but it tore loose and ran amok, sparking panic.
A stampede of terrified passengers caused the small aircraft to lose balance and tip over in mid-air during an internal flight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The unbalanced load caused the aircraft, on a routine flight from the capital, Kinshasa, to the regional airport at Bandundu, to go into a spin and crash into a house. A lone survivor from the Let 410 plane told the astonishing tale to investigators. Ironically the crocodile also survived the crash but was later killed with a machete by rescuers sifting through the wreckage.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: airplane; chat; croc; napl
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To: PilotDave
Note to self:
watch baggage coming on board closely on my next flight from Kinshasa to Bandundu.
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posted on
10/22/2010 2:43:26 PM PDT
by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: PilotDave
Great! very soon there will be a movie call “Croc On A Plane” just like the other movie “Snake On A Plane”.
To: PilotDave
What a bizarre story. Another 19 lives lost to airlines banning on even the most resonably-sized knives ...
![](http://www.downunderknives.com/files/images/outback-large-6-small.jpg)
Anything shorter than 24" is just a pocketknife anyway.
SnakeDoc
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posted on
10/22/2010 2:45:09 PM PDT
by
SnakeDoctor
(Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- If you wish for peace, prepare for war.)
To: PilotDave
Looks like Delta and Spam Am Airlines will add “What To Do In Case Of Killer Crock” to that show the Ladies perform when they demo what to do in case the Plane crashes into the Ocean.
To: Slings and Arrows
/mark
Alligator - The Sequel....
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:02:00 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: PilotDave
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” Benjamin Franklin
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:08:07 PM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: PilotDave; redhead
Life is never what one expects...
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:11:09 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Gravity always gets me down.)
To: Patriot Babe
When crocodiles are outlawed only outlaws will have crocodiles.
don't bring an airplane to a crocodile fight.
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:14:49 PM PDT
by
BRL
To: PilotDave
Some plane for 19 people to upset ...
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:18:37 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails." - and I'm still Molly Norris")
To: Bob
Crash caused by crocodile on plane kills 19 passengersAnd actually it wasn't even the crocodile that caused the crash but rather the moronic passengers who stampeded towards the cockpit during descent causing the aircraft to become nose-heavy and unstable.
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:22:24 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: PilotDave
But then, in other aviation news:
Airbus A320 blows an engine during midflight. Do the flight attendants: C) Stand in the back of the plane and cry (nzherald.co.nz)
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:46:12 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("My Savior Is Tougher Than Nails." - and I'm still Molly Norris")
To: PilotDave
I like the original better. I like the mental image of an enormous croc rampaging down the center isle ripping people to shreds. But thats just me... Good point - That does make for a better mental image. :=)
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posted on
10/22/2010 3:59:28 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: PilotDave
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posted on
10/22/2010 4:01:05 PM PDT
by
Jemian
To: BigEdLB
“Gators why did it have to be Gators”.
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posted on
10/22/2010 4:13:42 PM PDT
by
crazydad
To: PilotDave
“Hullooooo, zeeba neighba...”
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posted on
10/22/2010 4:27:10 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: SharpRightTurn
Note to Self (2):
Always bring a machete on a rescue operation.
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posted on
10/22/2010 4:31:01 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
To: PilotDave; All
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posted on
10/22/2010 5:03:15 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: PilotDave
Why did the passenger not catch it and put it back into his sports bag?
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posted on
10/22/2010 6:24:26 PM PDT
by
JimWayne
To: KoRn; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Sounds like a croc(k) to me.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:04:57 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Notary Sojac
Aw crap, now just watch the TSA over-react and start banning crocs from carry on luggage.
I’m not worried...I hide my little guy under a dirty towell.
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posted on
10/22/2010 7:09:48 PM PDT
by
unkus
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