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Reports: Man Killed in Fall From Plane Was Special Forces Veteran The Associated Press Published: Jan 10, 2002 LONDON (AP) - The British man who tumbled thousands of feet to his death from a small airplane was a special forces veteran who had written a book about his military experiences and subsequent emotional problems, published reports said Thursday. Newspapers identified the man as Charles Bruce, who served in the Falklands conflict. He wrote a memoir, "Freefall," under the pseudonym Tom Read, in which he described suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, The Times reported. The paper said he was an aviation expert and former paratrooper. Police, who did not release the victim's name, said a man had tumbled without a parachute from a Cessna flying over the countryside of southern England on Tuesday. The victim was a passenger in the privately owned plane, which was piloted by a woman who landed the aircraft safely, police said. The man's body was found in a soccer field in Oxfordshire, about 55 miles west of London and a few hundred yards from a row of houses. The two were returning from a trip to Spain, and had stopped in La Rochelle, France, to refuel en route to their intended destination of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, about 45 miles northwest of London. The Times quoted Bruce's mother, Penelope Bruce, as saying, "I have no idea why he leapt from the Cessna. He was not depressed as far as I know. It is all a complete mystery. Charles was a great fellow. We are so proud of our son." Shortly before the incident, which occurred at about 3 p.m., the pilot had asked for permission to divert from her route because there was ice on the plane's wings, the Civil Aviation Authority said. Permission was given for the plane to land at a Royal Air Force base, the authority said. But about 12 miles from the destination, while the airplane was at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the pilot reported "the passenger opened the door and jumped out," a spokesman for the aviation authority said on condition of anonymity. Air traffic controllers who first contacted police said "a passenger left an aircraft without a parachute," said Superintendent Liam Macdougall, of Thames Valley Police. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
