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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:42 PM Jul 2015

Phone found in working condition after 9,300-foot fall from airplane

WICHITA FALLS -- After falling 9,300 feet from a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, a lost iPhone not only reported its location but laid out a map where owner Ben Wilson could find it.

Even better, it could still make and receive calls.

“It was by the side of the road south of Jacksboro, under a mesquite tree,” said Wilson, chuckling. “The donkey pointed out where it was.”

It is a real Texas story. Monday afternoon Wilson, owner of Gas Corp. of America and pilot Will Warnock were on their way back from Houston to Kickapoo Airport when pressure change caused a door latch on the passenger side to give way by 3 inches.

Read more: http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/phone-found-in-working-condition-after-9300-foot-fall

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Phone found in working condition after 9,300-foot fall from airplane (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2015 OP
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