US Edition‘#SkyKing’ documentary premieres Tuesday, recounting his daring theft, joyride of a Seattle plane
The documentary includes new interviews and never-before-heard audio as it examines why Russell stole the plane and crashed it after a 70-minute flight.
- Streaming on Hulu starting Tuesday, April 14, the new documentary "#SkyKing" re-examines the 2018 plane theft incident, featuring new interviews with friends and family of Richard "Beebo" Russell, 28 at the time of his death.
- On August 10, 2018, the 28-year-old ground service agent took control of a $33 million Horizon Air Q400 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, flying for around 71 minutes before crashing on Ketron Island.
- Director Patricia E. Gillespie combines fresh family interviews with original air traffic control audio to humanize Russell, while his brother Danny says the film aims to "set the story straight" regarding the incident.
- Gillespie explains the flight came to "embody a lot of the hopes, dreams and despair of the American working class," as the incident captivated the world and sparked online fascination with the "happy-go-lucky" agent.
- Family members denounced posthumous claims by white supremacist groups as misrepresentative of Russell's character, while his brother Phil encourages viewers to "know that it's okay to talk about how you're feeling in life.
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The True Story Behind #Skyking and the Airline Worker Who Flew a Stolen Plane Over the Pacific Northwest
An Alaska Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated by Horizon Air takes off from at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Airport one day after Horizon Air ground crew member Richard Russell took a similar plane from the airport in Seattle, Washington on August 11, 2018. —Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty ImagesThe first four minutes of #Skyking: Panic in the Sky present an extraordinary piece of footage: CCTV from Aug. 10, 2018 of ground…
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'#SKYKING' director hopes doc about man who stole a plane inspires people to check on their friends
The key art for ‘#SKYKING.’ (ABC News Studios) The documentary #SKYKING, now streaming on Hulu, tells the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, who in 2018 stole a $33 million airplane — despite the fact that he’d never flown a plane — with tragic consequences. Director Patricia E. Gillespie tells ABC Audio why his family decided now was the time to tell his story. “The family had initially been really media-averse, and part of that I think was beca…
‘#SkyKing’ documentary premieres Tuesday, recounts stolen Sea-Tac plane
Starting Tuesday, viewers can watch “#SkyKing,” a new documentary examining the life of Richard “Beebo” Russell, on Hulu. In 2018, the 28-year-old stole a plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), flew it for about an hour, then crashed it on Ketron Island near Steilacoom. Russell died in the crash. No one else was on the plane, and no one on the ground was hurt. Russell’s theft of a turboprop airplane On Aug. 10, 2018, Russell stol…
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