Thursday, January 24, 2008

The bravest woman in America

Metro Pulse: "But as the four-engine propellor-driven plane taxied down the tarmac, it skidded off the icy pavement, through a cyclone fence, and into a ditch. The left wing broke, and the plane burst into a gasoline fire.
As the cabin filled with smoke, passengers screamed. Some were on fire themselves.
Frankie Housley was the lone stewardess. She was a striking young woman with dark-brown hair and darker eyes, so dark that some described them as black. The 24-year-old had been a stewardess for only five months, but she took charge of the situation. “Take it easy,” she commanded soldiers."

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