The bay is murky, muddy and black and full of trash. How much of the plane was recovered?
You said that Al Qaeda claimed the hit.
When and where did they do this?
The plane did not crash in the bay. the only part that went into the bay was the vertical stabalizer. They recoverd 100% of that in one piece.
Contrary to what has been posted, an airplane cannot fly without the vertical stabalizer. It is 100% necessary to have some yaw stability. If the airplane turns sideways, the inside wing loses lift and it rolls to that side.
That is how an airplane goes into a spin. Uncontrolled spins are always fatal.