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To: onyx
They ARE dumpng fuel. On MSNBC they have a close up of the aircraft, and I can see the fuel streaming out the back.

I don't think that is an Airbus.

263 posted on 09/21/2005 4:59:38 PM PDT by Semper911 ("If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax." Abe Lincoln)
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To: Semper911; Army Air Corps


Army Air Corps says they are not. That they can't.

Can you see it being dumped or is PMSNBC just saying so?


299 posted on 09/21/2005 5:03:23 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Semper911

Type confirmed A320. No fuel jettison capability. To divert to LAX 25 runway complex for emergency soft field landing on 25R.


324 posted on 09/21/2005 5:05:52 PM PDT by HKMk23 (Today's game: The FR Patriots v. The Hatriots)
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