The son of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was killed in a weekend plane crash in northeast Oklahoma, the U.S. Secretary of Defense confirmed.He was flying a Mu-2.
Dr. Perry Inhofe, a 52-year-old orthopedic surgeon, died when the small plane he was piloting crashed Sunday near Owasso, a Tulsa suburb. Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said Monday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel "was informed of Sen. Inhofe's son's death."
I don't know why the DoD is taking point on a civilian plane crash.
But beside that, might I suggest that the level of snark on this be dialed down to nil? As much as those of us on the progressive side of the spectrum might detest Sen. Inhofe and everything he stands for, the man did just lose his son.
Can we try to show a level of decency that was once common in this country?*
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* And which I fear that we cannot ever expect to see from the other side. But we can be better than that, and we should be.
I was a delivery pilot for Mooney and Mitsi, The MU-2 in certain situations was a real handful. She is fast, but she is also has a real nasty side.
ReplyDeleteSympathy for the young man's family; may they find peace in his memory.
ReplyDeleteIn the department-of-odd-things-department, the MU-2 uses the same engine as the MQ-9 reaper.
ReplyDeleteNTSB prelim is out.
ReplyDeleteLooks like failure to control after an engine failure.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20131110X03324&key=1