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Boy Scout Troop Saves Crashed Pilot's Christmas

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The pilot of a downed Mooney M20 was lucky his bad day was met by a troop of scouts who lived up to their motto to always be prepared. Shortly after takeoff engine trouble required the pilot to ditch in the nearby Congaree River near Columbia, S.C. (planelopnik.com) More...

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bbabis
bbabis 9
Nice job Troop 597! A Christmas to remember for all involved.
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linbb
linbb 5
Great story as it shows how prepared scouts are to do things. The pilot probably would have been in very bad shape at the best before anyone found him.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 3
Way to go Boy Scouts... That certainly deserves a merit badge or 2... Keep up the good work.
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AZAFVET
Wayne Fox 2
Good job and very happy holiday for sure.
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jkudlick
Jeremy Kudlick 1
Those Scouts definitely deserve kudos!
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Yukishau
Shaun S 1
Way to go guys! Nice job!!
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