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29th Jul 2011, 14:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FE Hoppy

Could not be? Wasn't would be more accurate wouldn't it?

No.
Based on the pilots actions, it was not possible to recover the plane.
The verb and sentence conveys what it is meant: airplane COULD not be recovered.