OT: R.I.P. William Anders-Apollo 8 astronaut age 90

[colbert17]

The forgotten astronaut on Apollo 8, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell were the other two, he is credited with taking the famous "Earthrise" picture.
Died after the plane he was piloting, at age 90, crashed off the coast of Washington state.
R.I.P.

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who shot iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo, killed in plane crash at age 90

The plane, a vintage Air Force T-34 Mentor owned by Anders, went down into the waters off the San Juan Islands, according to flight data and FAA records obtained by FOX 13 Seattle.

nypost.com

 

[29PAS]

Too bad. And still flying at 90! That's pushing it, imo.

 

[MADHAT1]

RIP William Anders
And thank you for this photo

 

[RUScrew85]

The forgotten astronaut on Apollo 8, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell were the other two, he is credited with taking the famous "Earthrise" picture.
Died after the plane he was piloting, at age 90, crashed off the coast of Washington state.
R.I.P.

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who shot iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo, killed in plane crash at age 90

The plane, a vintage Air Force T-34 Mentor owned by Anders, went down into the waters off the San Juan Islands, according to flight data and FAA records obtained by FOX 13 Seattle.

nypost.com

A Heroic Man.

 

[Extra Point]

Too bad. And still flying at 90! That's pushing it, imo.

Was flying solo too. The thought crossed my mind that maybe he crashed intentionally but probably not.

 

[mdk01]

Was flying solo too. The thought crossed my mind that maybe he crashed intentionally but probably not.

More likely a stroke or heart attack

 

[T2Kplus20]

Too bad. And still flying at 90! That's pushing it, imo.

He probably had his blinker on for the entire flight.

RIP to this national hero!

 

[Scarlet1984]

He probably had his blinker on for the entire flight.

RIP to this national hero!

Kind of a d*ck comment.

Also, very funny 🤣