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A friend of mine, Dennis McGurk, and his wife Oksana were killed around 8 pm last night when his Rocket crashed in NJ.
He often came out to work in the hangar here with me on the Mustangs. He had flown in a friends T-6 with Dan Calderale a bit and really wanted to fly warbirds. He was a cop in Atlantic City. He helped with the move of equipment from North East Philly to our present facility and didn't want a dime for his efforts.
He was a good guy and it has been a rough week here for me.
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Very sorry to hear of your loss. The world doesn't have enough good people in it to begin with

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Having lost several friends in accidents of various sorts, I truly extend my sympathies. Those kinds of things are tough to deal with, even if you have a good solid foundation.

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Rich- I saw the news about the accident last night, but didn't recognize the names. Sorry to hear they were friends- you have my sympathies, as do their families. The news report tonight said they had spiraled down, and that flames broke out before the impact- sounds like they had a major issue they were dealing with.

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Having seen too darn many friends killed in crashes, very sorry to hear it.

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Rich, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friends.... :(

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On the way home from the airport this evening I heard a report of a L-29 crashed at Millville NJ this morning.
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Sorry for your loss. I read the article in the newspaper today.

My condolences. :cry:

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