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Richard Russell: quiet, well-liked Seattle airport worker who stole a plane

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Richard Russell: quiet, well-liked Seattle airport worker who stole a planeRussell, who was widely identified as the pilot on Saturday morning, was the sole victim in the crash. Russell’s death and the dramatic moments that preceded it – a passenger plane trailed by F-15 fighter jets cutting rolls against the setting sun – left those who knew him stunned and saddened.