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Captain Prout Survives Jet Crash Miracle of the Year
Captain Prout of the 111th Pennsylvania Air National Guard survived a midair collision and a 65 degree below zero fall after ejecting from his jet near Dover Delaware. He, two other airmen, and his family are named. he credits climbing the parachute lines to avoid the ocean and landed on a swampy area. The crash, witnessed by civilians from Washington and Allentown, was described as miraculous by the airmen. Prout is the nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Col. William J. O'Brien and works for General Electric in Philadelphia.
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Tie
Washington
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Allentown
Prout
John B. Prout
Drd Ave
William J. O’brien
103Th Infantry
Saipan
193Th Infantry
Air National Guard
Schenectady
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111Th Pennsylvania Air National Guard
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Thomas L. McGovern
101St St
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Linda
Prince Frederick Kd
King of Prussia, Pa
General Electric Co
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Averill Park Central School
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Pennsylvania
Proud
Starfire
FAMC
Walter J. Cantley Jr
Jenkintown
Arthur K. Dietrich
Litle Falls
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Air Guard
Tale