On August 10, 2018, Richard “Beebo” Russell — later known online as Sky King — captured global attention when he stole a Horizon Air Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A 29-year-old ground crew worker with no formal flight training, Russell took off solo and maintained a calm, often humorous conversation with air traffic controllers for over an hour! Mid-flight, he performed a barrel roll over Puget Sound, then deliberately crashed the plane on Ketron Island. No one else was harmed.

On August 10, 2018, Richard “Beebo” Russell shocked the world when he stole a Horizon Air Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with zero flight training. For 75 minutes, this 29-year-old ground crew worker flew solo, calmly chatting with air traffic controllers while pulling off a near-perfect barrel roll over Puget Sound. What stands out most? His words. Russell was polite, apologetic, and eerily calm—telling controllers he “didn’t want to hurt anyone” and that he was “just a broken g

August 2018 — Richard “Beebo” Russell, a 29-year-old ground service agent, somehow finds himself in the cockpit of a Horizon Air Q400. No co-pilot. No training. Just a quiet man who knew airport procedures well enough to start it, taxi it, and lift it into the sky. For 75 minutes he flew over the Puget Sound, keeping the plane over open water, never once putting anyone else in danger. What stands out isn’t the stunt or the headlines — it’s the way he spoke to air traffic control. Calm. Polite. C

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