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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Helluva' guy. Could have aimed for an inhabited building such as a school but opted not to.

Memorialize the fly-boy here:

https://www.weremember.com/richard-russell/7g8c/memories

"Richard was born September 19, 1989 in Key West, Florida, USA, and died August 10, 2018 in Ketron, Washington, USA."

"Memories Questions What’s one thing you will always think of when you remember Richard? Can you share a favorite photo of Richard? Can you share a memory about something Richard loved? What is something you always associate with Richard? Why? Why will you remember Richard? What impact did Richard have on your life? What do you miss most about Richard? Do you remember the first time you saw or met Richard? What was your first impression? When you spent time with Richard, what did you talk about?"

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[–]Sergio[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Could have aimed for an inhabited building such as a

yep.. he was flying over some areas that were inhabited, i think, and so he could have easily done some damage..

even if they shot him down, there would have been multiple unpredictable casualties..

he could have landed that thing into oncoming rush hour traffic of a freeway or he could have dove into a popular restaurant..

richard simply had a severe psychiatric moment and deciided to commit suicide in style.

he did some kind of barrel roll and had pretty much no experience as a pilot other than playing video games.