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Old 21st Apr 2008, 11:27
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"It is now confirmed by 3 passangers that the pilots DID jump from the aircraft just before it left the runway.
Infact the 3 followed the pilots out of the door and thus are still alive. Strange as it sounds the first one out after the pilots is the Greek archbishop in Kinshasa and the other 2 were Italian nuns"

It turns out that the 2 Italian nuns are in fact 2 missionary priests....Have heard a live interview on It. TV the other day, one declared that they left the plane through an overwing exit after it broke up and stopped.

How is it possible for both pilots to: unstrap, leave cockpit, open door and jump out of plane whilst this is skidding off runway, engines on reverse (very likely at still high speed), with possibly a burst tyre and all associated shaking etc. etc. and not only, but with 3 clergymen following them???

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