Posted on 03/17/2002 2:35:31 PM PST by pa_dweller
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:20:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The collision between a military and a civilian plane near Tucson on Friday that killed an Army pilot prompted four competitive British skydivers in the civilian plane to leap for their lives, officials said Saturday.
"Luckily, the (civilian) passengers were experienced jumpers, and luckily the pilot did a really good job of keeping the plane steady so the passengers could jump," said Tony Frost, owner of the Marana Skydive Center and the Cessna 182 involved in the crash.
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