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Old 31st July 2024 | 21:15
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From: Global Vagabond
Originally Posted by DroneDog
I read an alleged eyewitness report that it was flying low level and straight when the engine just seemed to quit, "it dropped like a stone," and "to have bounced on initial impact." I assume it hit the roof and bounced on it, according to this account.
If you look at the pics, the skids are flattened and there's sods of grass and muck embedded in them, suggests that it did hit terra firma before its final resting place.

RIP to both guys.
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