Going to Jackson
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Some months ago I was watching a film on TV, and at the same time reading that week's issue of "Flight International" magazine. At one point in the film ("Hellfighters" - a drama loosely based on the real life exploits of Red Adair) the corporate jet is sent to a small, out-of-the-way airport called Jackson Hole airport in Wyoming, which I'd never heard of before. At that same moment I started reading a news story about the overrun landing of a passenger jet - where the plane comes to a stop past the end of the runway. The airport in question was Jackson Hole.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:59:01 +0000Coincidence ID:4228
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