DUBAI 14 August 2018: Richard Russel was a Seattle airport employee who stole a commercial aircraft and flew if for over an hour before crashing Friday night, August 10.
Russel was only 29 years old when he decided to steal and fly an airplane. He had worked at the airport for 3 years and had showed no signs of such behaviors before the incident. Veteran pilot’s were baffled at how the 29 year-old was able to perform flips and loops with the plane despite having no previous flying experience