Vale Dick Lang, pioneering Australian pilot

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 01/04/2020 at 03:43 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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His name will mean nothing to Americans and Europeans. It may even mean little to many Australians. However, he was a bit of a legend in outback tourism in this country. He pioneered plane based tourism in Australia and Papua New Guinea back in the late 60s and 70s. He certainly had the bush pilot business for well heeled clients down up early.

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He was killed yesterday alongside one of his sons (apparently a well regarded hand surgeon) in their car whilst trying to get home after two days of firefighting elsewhere on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Sadly, they were overrun by the Flinders Chase fire after it responded unexpectedly to a forecast wind change.

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/04/2020 at 04:23

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heard that on the news, poor blokes.

6 still missing in Vic, down from 28

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/04/2020 at 04:49

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The very thought of being incinerated in my our own car gives me so many shudders...

Glad they've managed to reduce the list. Hopefully, today and tonight (and next weekend) doesn't add to it...

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/04/2020 at 04:57

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hopefully they died quickly

Nauraushaun > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/04/2020 at 08:37

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I like to think the smoke and lack of oxygen comes before the heat. Hopefully I never find out

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/04/2020 at 12:19

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Very sad. RIP to all the fire victims.