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A new video released by a US news channel shows how Richard Russell managed to overcome security at Seattle airport in 2018 and then steal a plane and crash it on an islandone of the most serious airport accidents in the country since the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
The images show how Russell, a 29-year-old ground security officer at the time, passes through airport controls without anyone stopping him.
Short dress and a shirt that says The sky has no limits (The sky is not a limit) with the image of an airplane, man overcomes the instance without problems.
Richard Russell was a ground security officer at Seattle airport. Photo: Reuters
The video also shows how, five hours after entering the restricted area of the airport, Russell Alaska Airlines Q400 turboprop plane stolen in front of everyone without anyone stopping him.
First he takes out the plane with a tow truck and then gets on, while the daily activity around him continues unabated. However, in the control tower they had already noticed that something was happening and the first alarms began to sound. Despite this, Russell managed to get the plane off the ground..
The airport cameras recorded both the take-off and the first moments in which the man made the tour of the place. At this point, the control tower was already talking to Russell, asking him to try to avoid populated areas and telling him how he could land the plane.
Russell said various things to the aircraft operators during the 90-minute flight, including joking. At one point, he asked If I could get a job as a pilot if he successfully landed the plane.
To his friends, Richard Russell was a hardworking man and a joker. Photo: Reuters
At another time, he asked them if he would receive a life sentence for what he had done. She didn’t wait for the operators to speak before answering: “is what corresponds to someone like me“.
Without knowing Russell’s motives, the authorities decided to send two F-15 military planes to pursue him, fearing it could turn into a terrorist attack. After investigating the incident, the FBI ruled out this possibility and made it clear that the man acted alone.
Towards the end of the hour and a half of his flight duration, Russell asked the airline operators to send a message to his family apologizing for what happened: “There are many people who care about me and are disappointed to hear. that I did this. I would like to apologize to each of them. I’m just a broken man, I have loose screws, I guess. I never knew until now “, were his words.
Shortly thereafter, Russell crashed the plane on the island of Ketron, 48 kilometers from the airport. He was the only passenger on board and hers the death was judged a suicide.
The investigation into the Richard Russell tragedy
The theft of the plane and Richard Russell’s suicide caused confusion among his relatives. Some of his friends have told the media he was a hardworking and playful personwhile his family released a statement saying they were “completely in shock”.
One of the mysteries to be solved was how Russell learned to fly an airplane. According to the investigation, he did not receive flying lessons, but I had learned how to take off from the plane by watching online videos. Russell himself, during his conversation with the tower, stated that his experience was “playing video games where you had to fly”.
A series of documents recently released by the FBI indicate that, according to relatives, Russell seemed restless days before the incident.
“Russell’s employer indicated that he had no personal problems with the company,” the report explained. “Russell was known as a quiet guy who read a lot. He has had a few truancy, but nothing that would have been considered significant.”
Other witnesses said Russell “did not go to work on August 3 and so on he had expressed a feeling of not being up to the task than what others expected of him. “They added that he went to work on August 4 to try to take a shift, but the next day” seemed odd “and family friends attempted surgery, the logs show.
“Russell seemed to be fine with family members after the surgery, even though I drank moreRecords show: “The week of August 6, Russell seemed to be going well with family and friends.”
The investigation concluded that Russell had acted alone, and this his only motivation had been to commit suicide.
With information from the Associated Press
Source: Clarin
