PHOTO PROMPT © Dawn Miller
The pilot was in trouble. Something was very wrong, and nothing was responding properly. He had been confident that they would make it to the nearest airport. Now, as they were losing altitude at an alarming rate, his confidence was dissipating.
Sadly, he picked up his radio. “Brace for an emergency landing.” Silence followed his announcement as passengers prepared for the worst.
“Oh God,” the co-pilot announced, showing the upcoming barn.
A pilot’s worst nightmare. He hoped there were no people inside or, even worse, something explosive. The ones in the cockpit braced for the inevitable impact.
I wrote this inspired by this week’s prompt by Friday fictioneers.
AngieTrafford 
I hold my breath and pray everything will turn out well. In the James Bond films the plane would tilt and fly through the open door of the barn and safely out the other side.
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Well, you can’t tell from the picture whether or not the doors are open so maybe they are a real-life James Bond plane! Thank you reading and commenting.
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Yipes, wishing them all the best upon impact.
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Hopefully everybody will live to tell the tale. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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I was in a building once which a pilot managed to steer his ailing plane away from at the last minute. He crashed into another, empty building. It was an extremely frightening experience
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That must have been an awful experience. I was watching a programme called seconds from disaster (National Geographic) about the crash of the Concord. The poor man that looked out of the window of his office to see flaming Concord coming towards him only to watch it hit the building next door. Terrible things happen to ordinary people sadly. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Perhaps he can just skim the roof?
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Nothing could be ruled out… Even flying straight through open doors James Bond style 🙂 Thank you for reading and commenting.
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I have such a fear of flying, you awakened the anxiety. Great piece.
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Oops, I didn’t mean to bring anything to the surface, I hope it hasn’t caused much trouble for you. Anyway, thank you for reading and commenting.
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No, the thought of fly in your prose was so real. Brilliant.
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Thank you!
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Ooo. Hope everyone comes out safe. You did a good job of increasing tension!
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I am glad the tension came across that well. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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How dare you leave us suspended for all time, wondering what happens next!
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You always have your imagination! If you would let me I doubt they would be all right, old let you decide instead! Thank you for reading and commenting.
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