Posted on 02/09/2023 5:40:09 AM PST by jaydubya2
Pictures have emerged of the fiery scene of a Boeing 737 crash in southern WA — the first in Australia — as the state's premier hailed the pilots' "remarkable" survival.
The Boeing 737 Fireliner, a civilian aircraft that had been converted for firefighting and operated by Coulson Aviation, came down in the Fitzgerald River National Park, about 460 kilometres south-east of Perth, about 4:40pm on Monday.
The two pilots onboard were rescued from the crash site by helicopter and airlifted to the local hospital in Ravensthorpe.
Despite the large size of the aircraft involved, it is understood both men only suffered minor injuries.
Pilots usually aren’t so fortunate
Guess I shoulda read the article 😏
Not the FR way. I only read it when I slipped and fell on it.
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