William Anders, Apollo 8 Astronaut Dies In Plane Crash

[deviant2]

 

[Humungus]

This was one small crash for man……

 

[ZeroK]

He Took The Pic ‘Earthrise’

 

[rottenfresh]

So very sad and unfortunate. RIP

 

[Bad Hippo]

T-34 Mentor....

He's not teaching anyone now.

 

[Norme DePlume]

No doubt the conspiracy theory whackjobs will soon be out in force saying after 55 years Anders was organising a press conference saying the Moon landings were faked.

"There are no coincidences."​

 

[Alex Sickboy]

That's so sad, Rest in peace....

 

[snagahbag]

looked like the pilot straight allah akbar’d. maybe ole space boy was gonna spill the beans on our fellow devil worshippers in congress

rip.

 

[Super Kirbo]

90 year olds on the road bad enough nevermind the sky

 

[djdeeds]

Burns up on re-entry - how ironic.

 

[California 2]

What a terrible way to go, he went to space, but dies in a small aircraft crash 😐♥️ R. I. P

 

[macread]

Going for the world record in plane skimming.

 

[anxious_baker]

Died what he loved doing! Crazy that someone caught this on camera

 

[Guipago]

Started too low & not enough energy going over the top.

 

[Norme DePlume]

What an obituary.

• Air Force fighter pilot
• Qualified nuclear and electrical engineer
• Apollo 8 astronaut
• Took the iconic Earthrise photograph
• USAF Reserve Major General
• Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• US Ambassador to Norway
• Vice President of General Electric
• Chairman & CEO of General Dynamics
• Earned $40 million on stock options with General Dynamics alone
• Father of four sons and two daughters
• Died aged 90 in a crash while flying his private fighter jet trainer

Respect​