A friend of Rich Russell did an AMA and answered questions on r/aviation as well (see graphic).

His answers are VERY interesting. Archived links to reddit threads where he commented:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180813010314/https://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/96n2lb/i_knew_richard_russell_he_hijacked_a_plane_at/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180813010617/https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/96hnev/now_we_know_rip_rich/

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>>2577330

Someone correct me if I'm wrong - but as of a few hours ago they still said they had NOT found Rich's body and therefore were still reporting ZERO casualties.

How in the fuck have they not found his body on that tiny island yet?

>>2577330

So according to Rich's friend Rich was into Nietzsche, philosophy, always had a book on him, and was just intelligent in general.

Doesn't sound like you typical bagman at the airport to me..

>>2577448

Yea that dude doesn't sound like he'd do this at all

>>2577381

>Incinerated?

You do realize the only way to incinerate a human to ashes is to use a crematorium,..

I doubt a prop plane low on fuel would produce the raging inferno required to incinerate a human body

>>2577542

Baker you missed this one:

>>2577056