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Old 17th May 2020, 19:17
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Big Pistons Forever
 
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A fellow I know was flying an Air Tractor 802 on a fire bombing mission in Colorado. The pilot light in the engine went out just as he was coming off a bombing run, He scraped over the ridge ahead and it dropped down to a valley with a river at the bottom. He plopped it into the river which turned out to be quite shallow and so the stop was very abrupt. He was initially stunned by the impact and when a few seconds later he came to his senses and turned his head he saw a very attractive girl in a skimpy bikini, standing on the wing looking in the side window.

" I have died and gone to Heaven ! " was his first thought ......until he realized he was fine and his airplane stopped next to a beach with a bunch of girls sunbathing.....
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