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Richard Russell, pilot of stolen Horizon Air plane, had lighthearted tone before deadly crash - CBS News
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Aircraft crashes after 'stolen' plane takes off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport | CBC News
Tom Podolec Aviation on Twitter: "Update Alaska Air confirming aircraft involved is N449QX Bombardier Dash 8 Q400. They say it was an “unauthorized take-off of a Horizon Air Q400. We believe there
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Seattle plane crash: Watch US F15 fighter jets SCRAMBLE to plane stolen from airport | World | News | Express.co.uk
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I am broken': Man who crashed Alaska Airlines plane told air traffic controllers | World News - Hindustan Times
![UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess" UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess"](https://gray-ktuu-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/BCgf2R-iLIr5toZcXED_ygfMJcw=/1200x675/smart/filters:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XNJCP2IKNVKELLSGM47MFFNSPQ.jpg)
UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess"
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Richard Russell, Who Stole Plane Near Seattle, Raises Troubling Security Questions - The New York Times
![Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/2667721/horizon-air-q400*1200xx2916-1640-42-0.jpg)
Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal
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Richard Russell: quiet, well-liked Seattle airport worker who stole a plane | Plane crashes | The Guardian
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