David, I had thought it was a pilot; looks like I was wrong. Thank you for correcting me. john On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, David Ross wrote: > Sure it was a pilot? I believe it was a ground personnel like a mechanic. > > Is this what you were referring to: > > December 1987; Pacific Southwest Airlines BAe146-200; near San Luis Obispo, > CA: A recently fired USAir employee used his invalidated credentials to > board the aircraft with a pistol and apparently killed his former manager > and both pilots (USAir had recently purchased PSA). All five crew members > and the 37 other passengers were killed. > > (from www.airsafe.com) > David R > http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/airlines.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Kurtzke" <kurtzke@up.edu> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:41 PM > Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] .....and for all these reasons, they should not carry > guns > > > > Remember the US Air incident in Califoria? A pilot bypassed security (as > > was permitted then), boarded a US Air flight, shot and killed the pilot > > and co-pilot while it was in the air, and the plane crashed. I'm not sure > > I like the idea of anyone, pilot, air marshall, or even Helen Hayes, > > carrying a gun on board. > > > > What to do about a terrorist or other wacko on board? I'm not sure. But > > someone has to have a better idea than guns. > > > > john kurtzke > > > > -- > > John F. Kurtzke, C.S.C. > > Department of Mathematics > > 278 Buckley Center > > University of Portland > > Portland, OR 97203 > > 503-943-7377 > > kurtzke@up.edu > -- John F. Kurtzke, C.S.C. Department of Mathematics 278 Buckley Center University of Portland Portland, OR 97203 503-943-7377 kurtzke@up.edu