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Stolen Cessna lands in Missouri
A man that stole a Cessna in Canada apparently wanted to commit suicide by F-16.
Pilot of Stolen Cessna Wanted U.S. Fighter Jets to Shoot Him Down
Trooper Said Yavuz Berke, Now in Custody, Wanted U.S. Military to Kill Him
By LISA STARK, PIERRE THOMAS, LUIS MARTINEZ and SARAH NETTER
April 7, 2009The Canadian man who led fighter jets on a chase across six states Monday flew his stolen plane into the United States. in hopes the military would shoot him down and kill him, according to a Missouri state trooper who apprehended the rogue pilot.
Missouri state trooper Justin Watson told “Good Morning America” today that 31-year-old Yavuz Berke, formerly known as Adam Leon, wanted to commit suicide, but didn’t have the courage to do it himself.
“His idea was to fly the aircraft into the United States where he would be shot down,” Watson said. “He stated several times that at any time he thought he was going to be shot down.”
And he came close several times, Watson said.—ABC
Reason #4534564 not to own a Chimpanzee
This is just a crazystry, I heard about it last night on the 24 Chat at Blogs 4 Bauer.
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