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#21409256 at 2024-08-14 05:36:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #26237: World War Reeeeeee Edition

I'm positive these two are related
Sky King / Richard Russell
"Sky King" is a nickname given to29-year-old ground service operator Richard Russellafter he stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 airliner from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) and died after crashing on Ketron Island in Puget Sound. The incident spawned numerous image macros, photoshops and fan arts on 4chan and other online communities.
On August 10th, 2018, Russell stole the airliner from a maintenance position at the Sea-Tac airport. After attempting the aircraft took off, two F-15 fighter jets were deployed.
That day, Boston Globe journalist Matt Karolian tweeted a link to the Sea-Tac air traffic control broadcast, followed by an announcement that Russell revealed he would attempt a barrel roll maneuver (shown below).
After performing the stunt, along with other maneuvers, the plane crashed on Ketron Island in the Puget Sound. Russell, the sole occupant of the aircraft, perished in the crash.
On August 11th, 2018, a post about the plane crash was submitted to 4chan's /pol/ board,[1] where an anonymous user replied "Sky King?" (shown below).
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On August 11th, 2018, journalist Jimmy Tomson tweeted out a series of audio clips in which Russell can be heard talking to an air traffic controller (shown below).[3]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sky-king-richard-russell

Nautilus Aviation say pilot of helicopter that flew into Cairns hotel was member of its ground crew
ABC Far North / By Kristy Sexton-McGrath, Christopher Testa, and Sarah Richards Aug. 12, 2024 (Weird the day of Sky King?) (Australia time was 21 hours was earlier than US time) It was 8/11/24 according to my world clock

The pilot killed when a helicopter crashed into a Cairns hotel roof has beenidentified as 23-year-old Blake Wilson of New Zealand, who had been working as a ground crew employeewith the company for four months.

Nautilus Aviation CEO Aaron Finn confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that a member of the company's ground staff "gained unauthorised access to [the] helicopter hangar and misappropriated one of [the] helicopters".
He said the employee held a New Zealand pilot's licence but had never flown in Australia. Mr Finn said there was a gathering of company employees on Sunday night,including off-duty-pilots, celebrating a promotion of the man who flew the helicopter.(He was drunk?)
"This was a privately organised send-off for the individual involved in Monday morning's incident, who was recently promoted to a ground crew position at another one of our bases," Mr Finn said. "This was not a work event and had been coordinated by friends."
Mr Finn said the company had undergone interviews with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and Queensland Police Service. Recording devices from the helicopter have been sent for analysis as the investigation shifts to the pilot.
ATSB chief Angus Mitchell confirmed earlier on Tuesday, the helicopter's evidence, including technical instruments, had been sent to Canberra to be examined. "We'll start analysing that to get a better idea of the flight plan, and indeed, oncewe get that confirmation of who was the occupant at the time and who was the pilot at the time," Mr Mitchell said. "Yesterday was very much focused on accessing the site itself." (Was there another person in there with the pilot)
Nearly 400 people were evacuated from the Double Tree Hilton after the helicopter hit the hotel shortly before 2am on Monday. Investigators believe the helicopter was taken from the Cairns Airport before flying into the no-fly zone over the CBD. The probe will also involve the Department of Home Affairs, which oversees airport security. "There are other aspects of this particular investigation that probably fall a little bit outside transport safety," Mr Mitchell said."This is going to be an interesting one, a little bit different to what we would normally investigate."
Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter flying at high speed and low to the ground along the foreshore before crashing into the building.(who was staying in the building?) Cairns Airport chief executive Richard Barker said airport security had not been compromised. "Cairns Airportoperates under an approved multi-layered transport security program," Mr Barker said. "We have conducted a review this morning and initial findings show there has been no compromise of the airport security program or processes."
Doug Drury, head of aviation at CQUniversity, said aviation companies typically used keypads with codes for security. "I've used them in airports all over the world but it's a common code and if you've ever worked at this location, then you would know where to go and how to get in," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-13/cairns-fatal-helicopter-crash-at-doubletree-by-hilton-hotel/104214840
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sky-king-richard-

#21406424 at 2024-08-13 18:37:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #26233: Free Speech Is Safe To Talk About Again Edition

Nautilus Aviation say pilot of helicopter that flew into Cairns hotel was member of its ground crew
ABC Far North / By Kristy Sexton-McGrath, Christopher Testa, and Sarah Richards Aug. 12, 2024 (Weird the day of Sky King?)

The pilot killed when a helicopter crashed into a Cairns hotel roof has been identified as 23-year-old Blake Wilson of New Zealand, who had been working as a ground crew employee with the company for four months.

Nautilus Aviation CEO Aaron Finn confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that a member of the company's ground staff "gained unauthorised access to [the] helicopter hangar and misappropriated one of [the] helicopters".

He said the employee held a New Zealand pilot's licence but had never flown in Australia. Mr Finn said there was a gathering of company employees on Sunday night,including off-duty-pilots, celebrating a promotion of the man who flew the helicopter.(He was drunk?)

"This was a privately organised send-off for the individual involved in Monday morning's incident, who was recently promoted to a ground crew position at another one of our bases," Mr Finn said. "This was not a work event and had been coordinated by friends."

Mr Finn said the company had undergone interviews with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and Queensland Police Service. Recording devices from the helicopter have been sent for analysis as the investigation shifts to the pilot.

ATSB chief Angus Mitchell confirmed earlier on Tuesday, the helicopter's evidence, including technical instruments, had been sent to Canberra to be examined. "We'll start analysing that to get a better idea of the flight plan, and indeed, oncewe get that confirmation of who was the occupant at the time and who was the pilot at the time," Mr Mitchell said. "Yesterday was very much focused on accessing the site itself." (Was there another person in there with the pilot)

Nearly 400 people were evacuated from the Double Tree Hilton after the helicopter hit the hotel shortly before 2am on Monday. Investigators believe the helicopter was taken from the Cairns Airport before flying into the no-fly zone over the CBD. The probe will also involve the Department of Home Affairs, which oversees airport security.

"There are other aspects of this particular investigation that probably fall a little bit outside transport safety," Mr Mitchell said."This is going to be an interesting one, a little bit different to what we would normally investigate."

Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter flying at high speed and low to the ground along the foreshore before crashing into the building.

Cairns Airport chief executive Richard Barker said airport security had not been compromised. "Cairns Airport operates under an approved multi-layered transport security program," Mr Barker said. "We have conducted a review this morning and initial findings show there has been no compromise of the airport security program or processes."

Doug Drury, head of aviation at CQUniversity, said aviation companies typically used keypads with codes for security. "I've used them in airports all over the world but it's a common code and if you've ever worked at this location, then you would know where to go and how to get in," he said.

"They do change the codes and I imagine every facility at Cairns Airport now has a new code in their door and in their gate locks." Professor Drury said Cairns Airport security was "right up there with everybody else's" but it was "a given that the security presence will increase". "They'll go through footage from all the security cameras to see how this person got in and how they were able to start the aircraft," he said.

The Australian Federal Police said it was assisting the Queensland Police Service with inquiries related to the events at the airport and its surrounds. It did not confirm whether an aviation security identification card (ASIC) was used to access the airside area.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-13/cairns-fatal-helicopter-crash-at-doubletree-by-hilton-hotel/104214840