"Iceland’s Ghost Planes" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Dec 2016 9:36 p.m. PST |
The tiny island country has claimed hundreds of American military aircraft "On a chilly afternoon in 1973, Eyrún Sæmundsdóttir was knitting a wool sweater in her bedroom when she looked out the window and saw a U.S. Navy airplane fall from the sky and crash on her farm in southern Iceland. As the plane burst out of the clouds, Eyrún twisted and tightened the yarn faster and faster, keeping her eyes on the dying aircraft until it disappeared behind a black sand dune where her property met the North Atlantic. When the scream of metal grinding against the basalt fell away, Eyrún looked down and saw her husband staring back at her through the glass. They each remained frozen for a few seconds, bracing for something, until Einar finally dropped a bale of hay in the snow…"
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JMcCarroll  | 26 Dec 2016 7:02 a.m. PST |
Very good article. Perhaps an IQ test is needed to visit the plane. |
randy51  | 26 Dec 2016 9:53 a.m. PST |
"Then in November, Justin Bieber skateboarded on the plane's roof in a music video. 200 million people saw it." If ever there was a defilement,……. |
| Space Ghost | 26 Dec 2016 11:14 a.m. PST |
Or maybe the Navy could clean its crap up…. |
| Tango01 | 26 Dec 2016 11:43 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the article my friend!. (smile)
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| Huscarle | 26 Dec 2016 12:06 p.m. PST |
Interesting article, & why do tourists nearly always seem to lack common sense or fail to understand local conditions? |
goragrad  | 28 Dec 2016 12:03 p.m. PST |
Interesting. Looks like the Navy and the Icelanders have and understanding. It also appears that tourists the world over fail to pay attention to the 'Don't feed the animals' or other signs that are intended to keep them from doing foolish things. |
| Tango01 | 28 Dec 2016 9:14 p.m. PST |
Glad you found interesting it too boys.
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