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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
September 11, 2006
When the twin-engine plane he was flying in crashed nose-first just after taking off last year, Redmond-based smokejumper Ron Rucker said he thought it was the end.
"The whole airplane broke apart," he recalled. "The whole front end of the plane was gone. Both engines were running....
