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Old 30th Nov 2016, 17:16
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@meekmok ... too early to answer your question when you look at the available photos. All (except one) photos have been taken from one side of the ridge. Would be necessary to have photos from the other side of the ridge too. These might help to explain what appear to be multiple deep drag marks. I got the impression that you could only explain that when for instance the MLG had been down and the plane came from the other side. Gear down would be surprising based on the distance they had to go. You dont put your gear down early if you are running out of fuel.

An aerial view of the whole site and more photos from the other side of the ridge might explain more.

Addition - #170 of dmba has an good video of a helicopter circling the area, show a wing on top of the high ridge, the earlier seen wreckage below and the VOR on top of the table top mountain opposite. Pity the video is not shown close up.

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