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Old 8th January 2002 | 17:22
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Just to add to what MrNosy has pointed out. Witnesses usually seem to see aircraft explode and then crash - even in cases where it is later established that there was no fire prior to impact with the ground. Why? Most likely because light travels faster than sound and witnesses see the flames before they hear the impact.
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