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iPhone Mistakenly Dropped From Plane Found Scratch-Free
Airman Tracks iPhone That Survived 1000-Foot Drop
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A North Carolina airman has recovered a cell phone that fell 1,000 feet from a military plane in like-new condition after tracking the device across several miles of rugged terrain.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Tuesday that Air Force Staff Sgt. Ron Walker dropped his iPhone while leaning out to check his plane's position near the Luzon Drop Zone south of Aberdeen. The C130 aircraft was traveling at 150 miles per hour.
After parachuting from the plane, the Combat Control School instructor headed back to the Pope Field campus, where a friend suggested that he try out his Find My iPhone application. Walker found the phone about six miles away and set out by four-wheeler to recover it.
He said found the phone scratch-free and in perfect working condition.
Airman Tracks iPhone That Survived 1000-Foot Drop
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A North Carolina airman has recovered a cell phone that fell 1,000 feet from a military plane in like-new condition after tracking the device across several miles of rugged terrain.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Tuesday that Air Force Staff Sgt. Ron Walker dropped his iPhone while leaning out to check his plane's position near the Luzon Drop Zone south of Aberdeen. The C130 aircraft was traveling at 150 miles per hour.
After parachuting from the plane, the Combat Control School instructor headed back to the Pope Field campus, where a friend suggested that he try out his Find My iPhone application. Walker found the phone about six miles away and set out by four-wheeler to recover it.
He said found the phone scratch-free and in perfect working condition.
