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this is the ... lighthouse, your call

2012-04-18 00:14:40.37962+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane.

Or, as Zoya Naskova said on Facebook: "Venus has driven many a man into violent plunges"

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-04-18 16:41:55.780104+02 by: andylyke

Wow - this along with the jut blue (I believe that was the company) captain losing it leaves me happy to take the train.

#Comment Re: made: 2012-04-19 03:39:18.428158+02 by: TheSHAD0W

http://blogs.discovermagazine....nto-a-steep-dive-to-avoid-venus/

Or maybe not...

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