Sorry, I can't help you.

I believe he is the maintenance crew chief for that particular airplane (haven't looked at the pic). So, in many respects, it IS his plane.

Actually, it WAS a Cooper thief, and this article belongs on Jalopnik.

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I imagine it's an airplane.

A rocket powered, human controlled suicide bomb? No thanks. I prefer round trips, whenever possible.

Berlin.

I'd rather have this Messerschmitt.

Approves.

Nice.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me...

I was going to make the same observation. There is one shot in the collection that shows a uniformed Japanese man.

Nice. I knew I would be outside the group on that one.

Until it flips over....

Look how far out of the car the driver gets to be

The Boston Globe has audio from the tower of the incident.

"That's very helpful. Thanks."