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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

Reporting the pilot/co-pilot had time to say over the intercom, “Brace for impact”.


131 posted on 01/15/2009 1:07:10 PM PST by dragnet2
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“Federal officials” confirm bird strike.


136 posted on 01/15/2009 1:08:16 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: dragnet2

I hope the data and voice recorders managed to make it. This is the first water landing of a commercial airliner in recent memory where the plane was intact afterwards.

There will be much to learn from this.


173 posted on 01/15/2009 1:15:18 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: dragnet2

“the pilot/co-pilot had time to say over the intercom, “Brace for impact”.”

Man, that’d have you wishing you’d gone to church last sunday.


466 posted on 01/15/2009 3:45:46 PM PST by TalBlack
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