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Old 17th Aug 2013, 01:39
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prayingmantis
 
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Cockpit integrity

Just my two cents worth so please don't jump down my throat on this one...

I'm surprised at how intact the cockpit looks, including the windows, and yet I realize that the two pilots unfortunately lost their lives.

The crash almost looks completely survivable based upon the integrity of the cockpit, at least with the pictures released so far.

I make these observations as a lowly pathologist, but still.... I've seen my share of blunt force trauma injuries and this one perplexes me. Of course, I've seen forces much less kill people, so you never can tell. It will be interesting to read the medical/pathological/survivability information that's released in this case from the NTSB.

Thanks for listening!
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