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Ill senior dies in jump from birthday biplane flight
by w1ld at 11:54 pm EST, Mar 30, 2004 |
] An elderly man recently diagnosed with a brain tumor
] leaped to his death from a vintage airplane he rented to
] celebrate his 88th birthday, officials said Tuesday.
]
] Joseph Harold Frost took off his safety belt at 300 to
] 400 feet, stood up in the open cockpit of the two-seat
] biplane and went over the side Monday.
]
] "I think that was Dad's idea, to go out in a flash of
] glory," said Robert Frost, who had helped his father
] arrange the chartered flight on a biplane similar to the
] ones the elder Frost flew in World War II.
]
] The man landed on an apartment patio, horrifying those
] who witnessed it.
]
] "I saw him hit the power lines, heard trees breaking. I
] really thought it wasn't real," Cynthia Lankford said. Im not sure that is a flash of glory. |
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RE: Ill senior dies in jump from birthday biplane flight
by biochik007 at 9:49 pm EST, Mar 31, 2004 |
w1ld wrote:
] ] An elderly man recently diagnosed with a brain tumor
] ] leaped to his death from a vintage airplane he rented to
] ] celebrate his 88th birthday, officials said Tuesday.
] ]
] ] Joseph Harold Frost took off his safety belt at 300 to
] ] 400 feet, stood up in the open cockpit of the two-seat
] ] biplane and went over the side Monday.
] ]
] ] "I think that was Dad's idea, to go out in a flash of
] ] glory," said Robert Frost, who had helped his father
] ] arrange the chartered flight on a biplane similar to the
] ] ones the elder Frost flew in World War II.
] ]
] ] The man landed on an apartment patio, horrifying those
] ] who witnessed it.
] ]
] ] "I saw him hit the power lines, heard trees breaking. I
] ] really thought it wasn't real," Cynthia Lankford said.
]
] Im not sure that is a flash of glory.
Does this fall under standard homeowner's insurance or act of God clause? |
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RE: Ill senior dies in jump from birthday biplane flight
by Dr. Nanochick at 11:13 pm EDT, Apr 5, 2004 |
w1ld wrote:
] ] An elderly man recently diagnosed with a brain tumor
] ] leaped to his death from a vintage airplane he rented to
] ] celebrate his 88th birthday, officials said Tuesday.
] ]
] ] Joseph Harold Frost took off his safety belt at 300 to
] ] 400 feet, stood up in the open cockpit of the two-seat
] ] biplane and went over the side Monday.
] ]
] ] "I think that was Dad's idea, to go out in a flash of
] ] glory," said Robert Frost, who had helped his father
] ] arrange the chartered flight on a biplane similar to the
] ] ones the elder Frost flew in World War II.
] ]
] ] The man landed on an apartment patio, horrifying those
] ] who witnessed it.
] ]
] ] "I saw him hit the power lines, heard trees breaking. I
] ] really thought it wasn't real," Cynthia Lankford said.
]
] Im not sure that is a flash of glory. Oh its a flash alright.....a flash probably happened as the body hit the power lines on the way down;) |
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