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Re:Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders ID'd in WA plane crash by pfannkuchen on Saturday June 08, 2024 @02:04AM (#40615614)
Is it even a nitpick in this case? It would have been substantially more badass to die flying a jet at 90. If it's relevant to the point I don't see how it's a nitpick.

Now picking on a particular model distinction or something like that I could get on board with.

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Re:Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders ID'd in WA plane crash by throwup238 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @09:49AM (#40617539)
It depends on what you mean by “jet.” There’s no way he’d be allowed to fly a fighter jet or anything else with a turbojet engine at this point in his life. The medical waiver he was on wouldn’t allow it.
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