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Fake pilot flies passengers for thirteen years

Thomas Salme turned himself from maintenance engineer into 737 pilot with several hours of flight simulation and some basic license forgery skills. He flew for 13 years without problem until he was busted in the cockpit at Schipol airport with 101 passengers aboard.

The documents look different everywhere in Europe. An Italian airline doesn't know what a Swedish license looks like. And you can forge all the IDs you need.

(via @mdisalvo)

By Aaron Cohen    May 18, 2010 at 10:02 am    airplanes   europe

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