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Old 4th Dec 2007, 09:42
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Mauersegler, exactly my thoughts, word for word!

It seems logical that the crew must have seen the danger at the very last second and tried to clear the hill top, hence the flat impact at the wing box point; a spare couple of feet would probably have made their day.

From then on, tail snaps off and the rest keeps going by inertia, helped a little by the remainder of aerodynamic forces still in effect.

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