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Old 6th March 2001 | 11:41
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yowie
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The Ethiopian Capt was fighting off the hijacker just about the time he was trying to flare I beleive,which would have it extremely difficult to get down evenly-not sure of a/c config or if he had hydraulics.Heard most of the pax survived the impact but drowned because they inflated their lifejackets inside the a/c and couldn't get to the exits as it sank.
Also heard of bizjet(falcon/sabre type?)successfully ditching near a major shipping channel(dont know which bit of water)and the local navy having to come and sink it after a few days(weeks?).

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the force,it really sucks