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Old Aug 26, 2019, 11:52 am
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seenitall
 
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Originally Posted by JoeDTW
I'm sure Al is having a few of his favorite beverages in Heaven today with Bryce McCormick, the pilot who pioneered the use of differential thrust to save a damaged DC-10, when he guided an AA DC-10 back to DTW in 1972 after the aircraft was severely damaged by a cargo door failure and explosive decompression.
Sarsaparilla maybe? Note that when Denny Fitch told Al that "we'll have beer when this is all done," Al's response was "I don't drink, but I'll sure as shxx have one."
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