Just came accross this article:
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I guess we irish really are lucky .
Regards,
Dirk.
Luck of the Irish!!
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Re: Luck of the Irish!!
Incredible
I do wish for the Irish not to be in need of so much luck too often.
Erik
I do wish for the Irish not to be in need of so much luck too often.
Erik
What four words, Jimmy!?!
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Re: Luck of the Irish!!
What an amazing story!!
I had never heard of such an accident
Good that he made it!
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Walter
I had never heard of such an accident
Good that he made it!
Best regards,
Walter
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Re: Luck of the Irish!!
Well, the site of this amazing story is on the Internet for years, the first entries in the guestbook date back to 2003....
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Re: Luck of the Irish!!
Reminds me of the BAC111 incident, where a mechanic used too small screws, installing a windshield. Captain was partially sucked out the a/c when the windshield took off in mid air. Fortunately he also survived.