Posted on 09/17/2005 6:13:51 PM PDT by Perdogg
saturday, september 17, 2005
I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI.
That’s the extent of the information I currently have, and please note: right now this is completely unverified.
See post #59
are you hearing any thing on this?
No.
WCG thank you for the ping.
ping
Well, I will say this.
The word is it happened yesterday.
Yesterday, if during the day, my kids were in school and the school would have gone into lock down (procedural)
My parents also came in on a flight yesterday. All was normal then.
That is all I can offer up.
That's if and only of if, they knew then.
In NY/NJ, all transportation gets shut down. That goes for a threat to a terroristic incident.
Likewise, schools go into lockdown.
That is true.
And, that's only if it happened.
This is becoming more interesting.
If this is true, we are going to have one hell of a Ramadan.
Someone mentioned the crash over the Rockaway's in Queens, New York 1991. That one always bugged me, after 9-11-01 , Do you think the gov't would tell us the truth? How horrible that would have been to the airline industry, after the big one.
I was working at the Pentagon MEF jobsite that day and since it was a holiday the non-union crews were working, we were told to close the jobsite and go home.
NOTE: THIS IS AN UPDATE TO AN UNVERIFIED INCIDENT. UNVERIFIED IS A KEY WORD HERE. THANK YOU.
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UPDATE...
Note: The following text snippet is an exact quote:
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http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003563.htm
WHAT HAPPENED ON FLIGHT 17?
By Michelle Malkin · September 17, 2005 11:51 PM
A number of us in the blogosphere have been catching wind of rumors that a surface-to-air missile was fired at an America West flight originating out of New York. Here's a post at Little Green Footballs, where many commenters are wisely skeptical but wanting more info.
I just got off the phone with Phil Gee, associate manager of media relations at America West, who promptly returned my late evening call. Here's what he told me:
On Sept. 15 (Thursday), America West Flight 17 took off from JFK Airport at 6:05pm EDT. The captain "took the initiative," says Gee, and reported an "irregularity" to air traffic control as the plane was ascending. The plane continued to Phoenix and landed safely at 8:55pm MST. FBI and other authorities met and interviewed all of the crew and passengers on the plane. The investigation is continuing.
Gee would not say whether the pilot or other crew or passengers reported witnessing a missile firing.
"Nothing is confirmed," Gee said.
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Although one tipster says America West has informed its pilots of the incident, Gee denied that any company bulletin has been issued. Gee mentioned that he had heard that other airline pilots had posted about the incident on an online forum. E-mail or trackback if you have seen other pilot accounts.
/End of Quote.
Flight 587. My money is on a Richard Reid associate. The government would be more credible if they weren't running out to discount terrorism before any information is in.
You beat me to it :)
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003563.htm
I just got off the phone with Phil Gee, associate manager of media relations at America West, who promptly returned my late evening call. Here's what he told me:
On Sept. 15 (Thursday), America West Flight 17 took off from JFK Airport at 6:05pm EDT. The captain "took the initiative," says Gee, and reported an "irregularity" to air traffic control as the plane was ascending. The plane continued to Phoenix and landed safely at 8:55pm MST. FBI and other authorities met and interviewed all of the crew and passengers on the plane. The investigation is continuing.
Gee would not say whether the pilot or other crew or passengers reported witnessing a missile firing.
"Nothing is confirmed," Gee said.
"The captain "took the initiative," says Gee, and reported an "irregularity" to air traffic control..."
Those are called Pireps (or were, anyway). Pilot Reports. They were once posted freely on the web. Has no one looked up the 9/15-9/16/05 pireps for the NE?
When is Ramadan?
After the 3rd moon of the barking pig.
::ducks!::
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