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Old 21st Aug 2011, 10:36
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Jazz Hands
 
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The actual source of Aldente's posted information seems to be The Airline Website, but they don't appear to have been credited for it. The full post is below. Nothing to determine whether it's credible data, but with that caveat:

"I was there. They called 3 miles final RW35T then nothing. The temporary tower tried to raise them. A Borek B99 was on approach to RW17T on the Back Course, planning to land after the 737. The B99 missed its approach on 17 (fog) and was asked by the temp tower "if they could see anything". Just after they tried a second approach, the fog lifted a bit and the top of the hill in the distance started becoming visible, with black smoke and eventually flames and a debris field coming into view.

"Something I had hoped I would never see in my lifetime. If it hadn't been for the military presence, a response would have taken many hours if not days. Reports of 3 survivors means I and our crew may have witnessed a miracle."
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