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There have been other incidents of Airbus rudders tearing off in flight. IIRC, the most recent was an A310 which is basically a shorter A300.

Despite the fact that some conspiracy theorists think it was a bomb, there is no evidence to support it.

Of course some people think Valujet 592 was a terrorist bomb and they probably think every single plane crash in history was a terrorist act.

The truth is, only a small percentage of plane crashes have been caused by criminal acts. Nearly all are caused by human error, mechanical failure, or most often, a combination of both.

12 posted on 05/12/2006 7:42:02 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Real Leaders Base Their Decisions on Their Convictions. Wannabes Base Decisions on the Latest Poll.)

Of course some people think Valujet 592 was a terrorist bomb and they probably think every single plane crash in history was a terrorist act.

IMO, the Valujet crash was one of the most disturbing in recent history (I don't think it was caused by a bomb), in that it disappeared in the swamp. The recovery operation had to be horrific.