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don't get too close (Read 394 times)

Dec 16^th, 2008 at 8:45pm

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my dad told me he has seen this happen when he was a crew chief for the S-2 and S-3's on the saratoga.

Shocked

this guy got really lucky

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2008 at 6:18pm

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Jordan never wore his
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I've seen this video a million times and it still amazes me!

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Reply #2 - Dec 17^th, 2008 at 10:59pm

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I've seen this on a great show on the History Channel called Shockwave. It's scary to think about. The guy did survive too. Amazing.

Cool

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Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2008 at 3:42am

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His helmet saved him, just a reminder to all, wear that safety equipment!!!

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Reply #4 - Dec 19^th, 2008 at 3:31am

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BigTruck wrote on Dec 18^th, 2008 at 3:42am:

His helmet saved him, just a reminder to all, wear that safety equipment!!!

Yeah but wear it loosely so it will come off and save your life Cheesy

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