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Old 12-24-2009, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylander View Post
Did the jet in PA 'crash' or were the people on board trying to keep it airborne but were unable to do so. There is a big difference between a large jet going in at a dive (Flight 418 north of Montreal) and going in as a gliding angle (craash back in the 70 at Malton near Toronto).
I don't remember whether we ever learned if the passengers were trying to save the plane or crash it but didn't the hijackers kill the pilots? I do remember that the plane went nearly straight in.

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