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Just seen it on the BBC.....

Posted by Mick on Fri Mar 29, 2002 06:52:18 AM

In reply top which is worse? posted by Joe Scheil on Fri Mar 29, 2002 01:33:49 AM

so it must be considered to be important even over here, as the Beeb usually only show foreign historic crashes if it is something like the spectacular Corsair/Bearcat collision at Oshkosh with plenty action just like a Hollywood movie, know what I mean?.

Anyway, they say the pilot reported undercarriage problems although it is not thought to be the reason it crashed (their words, more or less).
Didn't say anything about an engine failure.
But it might (?) be a reason they put it down in the sea rather than on land considering the damage that would have been caused in a belly-landing, as already pointed out.

Very sad to see but I'm sure them Boeing Blokes will do a terrific job of restoring it again.

TaTa
Mick

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