Is Terrorism Behind Mysterious Crop-Duster Crashes in Philippines?

pajamasmedia.com ^ | Dec 21 2007 | Annie Jacobsen

[encm(ss)]

Maybe Filipinos just cant ply flane

Nope, you’re wrong. Filipinos have a pair of pliers.

[mylife]

;0)

Apologies to our Filipino PRiends

[mtntop3]

The crashes are only mysterious if the intrinsic cause of each crash is not noted. Are there bullet holes in any of the aircraft? This article is pretty close to being tabloid quality.

[SuziQ]

He decided against that career path when they told him, “We don’t have any old pilots...”

"There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots."

[max americana]

Thank You, Sir!

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping, Oorang.

Pinging more to this this thread.

[txhurl]

BUMP

[gonzo]

"...two Islamic groups ambushed 80 Filipino Marines on nearby Basilan Island, killing 14 and beheading ten..."

OK, what's the score, Dog? Is it 14 or 24? .................... FRegards

[jeffers]

Hard to see an angle for terrorists here.

No need for a crop duster’s fine spray if you’re just going to blow up a tank of chemicals.

You’d think terrorists would be stashing crop dusters, as opposed to blowing them up or colliding them, assuming the real crop dusters blew up and not stand-ins to hide a theft.

Still, planes normally don’t just blow up in flight for no good reason either.

Haven’t had a banana for several months now, guess I’ll just wait a couple more before my next one.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump.

[crghill]

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots!

[Calpernia]

crop duster ping

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump.

[Erik Latranyi]

“The plane exploded on impact and we have received reports that its pilot, Captain Rico Cajucom, was killed in the crash,” Antonio told the The Manila Times.

I just think if you are flying a cropduster that calling yourself "Captain" is a little silly.