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Old Jul 17, 2017 | 9:14 pm
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Loren Pechtel
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Originally Posted by Flaflyer
This lady was watching a takeoff. Closer to the jet than these photos show. The runway is short. During takeoff, the plane’s tail is literally touching the fence at the right of the first photo. People stand at the fence and try to hold on. People are looking at the jet engine exhaust from half a plane length away. Those who lose their grip get blown over the guardrail and all the way to the sand beach. Those who hit their head on the concrete divider walls visible on the road might die.

LP OT request: Got any more pics of the lady in the lower left of the first photo?
That was simply a Google search, I didn't find any shots of the takeoffs. I've never been anywhere remotely near there to have my own photos.
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