Speedbird 9
Richard
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Speedbird 9, a Boeing proud, across Indonesian sky,
To ______ from London, via all, two hundred forty-eight lives high.
______ Moody at the helm, with Greaves and Townley-Freeman too,
______ fate would test their mettle soon, as volcanic ash ______ through.
St. Elmo's fire dances bright, then engines start ______ fail,
Four flameouts in the dead of night, a pilot's nightmare tale.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking," cool and clear,
"We have a small problem. ______ four engines have stopped, I fear.
We're doing our ______ to get them going again, I trust you're not ______ too much distress."
A gliding jumbo, silent now, ______ the starry sea,
Moody's wit defies the gloom, his ______ works tirelessly.
Descending through the inky black, they fight ______ restart power,
Each foot of altitude so precious in ______ desperate hour.
Engines silent, prayers shared, as oxygen masks deploy,
Passengers brace for impact there, while crew their skills employ.
At twenty-three thousand feet, Engine Four comes back to life,
Then Three, then Two, and last comes One – ______ from deathly strife.
Jakarta's lights now beckon bright, a ______ in the gloom,
Moody guides his crippled bird, averting ______ doom.
Touchdown safe on runway's grace, a cheer erupts ______ board,
Moody's voice, a soothing balm, as normalcy's restored.
______ 9, a legend born, of ash and engine's roar,
______ pilot's skill and crew's resolve, when death knocked at ______ door.
For Moody, Greaves, and Townley-Freeman, our gratitude we raise,
The day the sky turned perilous, and coolness saved ______ day.