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Old 21st July 2001 | 10:05
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Jim lovell
 
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alosaurus i saw that case on a Black Box documentary. It was a PSA BA-146-captain and co-pilot both fatally shot and then the a/c put into a vertical dive at full power. They seem to think it exceeded Mach 1 on descent and hit the ground at about 650 mph(didn't break up)!
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