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Old 18th January 2009 | 14:08
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Jetjock330
 
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Ditching button

According to this article, the crew did not use the ditching button.

The descent happened so fast the crew never threw the aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the fuselage to make it more seaworthy.
I doubt if this would've made any difference when looking at the pictures of the aircraft being pulled out of the water, as the underneath was ripped open.
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