Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"For their amazing and momentous actions in the saving of their aircraft, the Hugh Gordon-Burge Memorial Award is presented to each crewmember of the DHL flight."

Source: The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, in the conclusion of their summary of the events after a DHL aircraft was hit by a missile while departing Baghdad last year. The Guild has awarded the crew of the Airbus 300 -- Captain Eric Gennotte, First Officer Steeve Michielsen and Flight Engineer Mario Rofail -- the Hugh Gordon-Burge Memorial Award for the incredible feat of safely landing the aircraft and walking away from it after the missile took out all three hydraulic systems.

FMI: www.gapan.org