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Old 19th Jul 2016, 12:15
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Parson
 
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I wish the term 'crash lands' could be eradicated from journalists vocabulary - a plane either crashes or lands (possibly badly, possibly forced) but not both. A plane crashing will have impacted Mother Earth (unless mid air as well) and so by definition it will have 'landed'.

That and 'the pilot swooped at the last minute to avoid a school/hospital/housing estate/(add what you wish)' - no comment necessary.

Do these clowns ever actually interview pilots?
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