Originally Posted by
First_Principal
If the above turns out to be fact, and in the absence of other reasonable circumstances that may have affected the PIC's decisions etc, then you may well be justified in your opinion.
However what I heard in the youtube link seemed to be based on hearsay, with a fair degree of political comment and meandering from the subject thrown in. To me if there were any facts amongst it they were difficult to extract and - at this point - unsubstantiated as to source and evidence.
I make no comment on the accident itself because I wasn't there, I don't see a lot of actual fact or background, and I'm not sure opinion based on vague hearsay is all that helpful?
Totally agree about hearsay. In this case there is photo taken from the B-25 over the actual area in question, showing the Avenger trailing significant smoke. Ok the photo ‘could’ have been taken sometime in the past. If that were the case then doubt would have been cast on the authenticity of that picture.
Personal beefs and slurs I have zero interest in but it seems in this case the facts may well speak for themselves.
I’ll wait for the NTSB report with interest.