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Old 10-12-2006, 07:40 PM
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

The untimely passing of Cory Lidle has me thinking about baseball players who died with aircraft. I can think of a few... any others?

Cory Lidle - plane crash in New York 10-11-06.

Thurman Munson - crashed his Cessna Citation while landing 8-2-79.

Roberto Clemente - died in flight crash taking aid to Nicaragua 12-31-72, his remains were not recovered.

Len Koenecke - was beaten to death by a fire extinguisher weilding pilot after fighting on flight, 9-17-35.

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