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It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther (Original Post) Swede Yesterday OP
oh my Skittles Yesterday #1
Very sad... Spazito Yesterday #2
... Drum Yesterday #3
They look so young. They had their whole lives ahead of them. Irish_Dem Yesterday #4
Cross gently MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #5
RIP... 2naSalit Yesterday #6
Such Handsome Young Men montanacowboy Yesterday #7
Handsome & Smart & Talented Chicagogrl1 Yesterday #16
Heartbreaking democrank Yesterday #8
Heartbreaking. yorkster Yesterday #9
Beautiful gentlemen. I'm sure they Ilsa Yesterday #10
Tragic Alice Kramden Yesterday #11
Requiescat in pace. niyad Yesterday #12
Possibly still in his early 20s. He graduated from a 4-year honors aviation program in 2023. So tragic highplainsdem Yesterday #14
Yes, it is. niyad Yesterday #17
Antoine looks like about half of the male students in my undergraduate class. cab67 10 hrs ago #36
A terrible loss. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #13
My heart is heavy with sorrow..... MaineNative Yesterday #15
My heart breaks Grim Chieftain Yesterday #18
"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #19
So very young. sheshe2 Yesterday #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Sector 001 Yesterday #21
I blame T💩p -- there have been almost 200 aircraft incidents since he took office. OMGWTF Yesterday #22
Damn. (nt) Pinback Yesterday #23
Tragic loss gademocrat7 Yesterday #24
To their families, friends, and country: We are so sorry. Rest in Peace young men. LoisB Yesterday #25
WAY too young to lose. calimary Yesterday #26
💐💐Sincere condolences Deuxcents Yesterday #27
... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #28
Such a tragic loss. hamsterjill Yesterday #29
So Heartbreaking .. 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 22 hrs ago #30
... Delphinus 14 hrs ago #31
both antoine and mackenzie were in their 30's....rest in peace gentlemen. dawn5651 13 hrs ago #32
A tragic waste. 70sEraVet 13 hrs ago #33
They didn't deserve this! FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #34
💧 dlilafae 11 hrs ago #35
ATC here bluevoter4life 5 hrs ago #37

Ilsa

(64,331 posts)
10. Beautiful gentlemen. I'm sure they
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:37 PM
Yesterday

both have many friends and loved ones at their age.

highplainsdem

(61,948 posts)
14. Possibly still in his early 20s. He graduated from a 4-year honors aviation program in 2023. So tragic
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:55 PM
Yesterday

that these young pilots lost their lives.

MaineNative

(94 posts)
15. My heart is heavy with sorrow.....
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 09:04 PM
Yesterday

Two young men at the start of their journeys only to have it taken away in an instant.
I am sure the controller will bear this enormous burden for the remainder of this life.

I’ve spent 47 years working in this field, part of it with the FAA and I can state with certainty after retiring a few months ago that I’ve never seen the environment as low as it is now. It’s as if the Administration wants to drown and privatize it. The “probable cause” will be issued but these two young men’s families won’t find any solace in an NTSB report, but we can honor them and keep their fires burning but getting involved in what ever way we can.

Response to Swede (Original post)

OMGWTF

(5,130 posts)
22. I blame T💩p -- there have been almost 200 aircraft incidents since he took office.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 09:31 PM
Yesterday

calimary

(89,941 posts)
26. WAY too young to lose.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:23 PM
Yesterday

Antoine and Mackenzie.

Gone too soon.



Dammit.



Kinda makes you heartsick.

hamsterjill

(17,561 posts)
29. Such a tragic loss.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:43 PM
Yesterday

No words. I hope their families and friends find comfort as time passes. Gut wrenching.

Cha

(318,854 posts)
30. So Heartbreaking .. 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:58 AM
22 hrs ago
Of course I don't know them but I'm crying like they're Dear to me. 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

And, now seeing their pictures.. it's even more heartbreaking. They are so young and full of the joys of life there.

It was such a stupid tragic accident. I'm so sorry it happened.

Mahalo for this Swede.. I was looking for news of them today.. and somehow I missed this until just now.

bluevoter4life

(805 posts)
37. ATC here
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 06:12 PM
5 hrs ago

My heart breaks for the pilots, the truck drivers, and my fellow controllers. All, and their families, had the single worst night of their lives. It is easy to assign fault to this incident, but the blame lies solely with the FAA. Our airspace system is crumbling before our eyes. This is not a safe time to fly.

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