Richard “Rich” Russell is the Horizon Air employee who allegedly stole a plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac). Fox News reports that the passenger plane crashed on an island on Keton Island in Puget Sound in Washington.

Richard “Rich” Russell SeaTac Plane Stolen

Vox explains that no passengers are believed to have been on board the plane. The tweet below explains that Russell did a barrel roll into our hearts:

The name of this #AbsoluteLedge was Richard Russell. He did a barrel roll into our hearts. Here’s his WordPress blog. https://t.co/d34BkHLhP2 #SeaTac — webfoot1 (@webfoot11) August 11, 2018

Russell created a personal blog 2 years ago while he was living in Sumna, WA. He explains that his wife Hannah is incredible. Rich was born in Key West, Florida and moved to Alaska when he was 7.

He met Hannah in 2010 and they were married in 2011. In 2012, Rich and Hannah opened a bakery which they ran for 3 years.

As horrible as this is, I have to say this: an aircraft mech pulled off a barrell roll in a twin engine turbo prop commuter plane. Speaking as someone in the industry, THAT is impressive. RIP, Rich…you lived the dream. #SeaTac — Mike Keleher (@Hexfoliation) August 11, 2018

Rich is being celebrated on social media:

https://twitter.com/_Lungieh/status/1028147880178208768

Last year, Russell uploaded the following video via YouTube describing his work duties. He explains that he’s a ground service agent who lifts a lot of bags:

Rich and Hannah moved to Sumna, WA in 2015. He wanted to move to Alaska but Hannah wanted to be close to her family in Washington. After settling in Washington, Rich got a job at Horizon Airlines.

https://twitter.com/TheOldening/status/1028163565000093697

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