Man who stole plane and took it on doomed final flight shared last message to family over radio before death

Richard Russell told air traffic control that he had 'a few screws loose' before crashing the aircraft

Joshua Nair

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Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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Man who stole plane and took it on doomed final flight shared last message to family over radio before death

Richard Russell told air traffic control that he had 'a few screws loose' before crashing the aircraft

Man who stole plane and took it on doomed final flight shared last message to family over radio before death

Richard Russell told air traffic control that he had 'a few screws loose' before crashing the aircraft

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