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There were *3* other 747s that met their fate with *circumstances* TOO similar to TWA800 to be ignored - and *each* of those too had #3 fodded ... including a 747 that *survived* a FCBD event - in which #3 was heavily fodded ... WHAT is able to fod #3 engine with ease - blow the FCBD and eject luggage/luggage containers several seats with passengers (SEVERAL from this area have never been found/WEREN'T attached to the airframe, hence, they *must* have been sucked out - as happened on several other Boeing 747 'hull rupture' events (UA811, AI182, PA103) ...

Fire/explosion of center tank into fireball leads to suspicion of center tank explosion as initial event but difficulty arises in determining ignition source, fuel volatility, unheard of explosion sound, unilateral damage, and weakness of tank needed for such an initial explosion.

Lessee now, _Jim...Pan Am 103 was determined to have been destroyed by a terrorist BOMB by the Brits who investigated the incident. I'll have to research the other two before commenting, but the rest of the article has John Barry Smith making a pretty good case for the unlikely CWT ullage overheat/phantom spark scenario being just exactly what it was; a fantasy...As was the "cargo door failure" scenario he so unsuccesfully tried to find everlasting glory in

Which only indicates that the NTSB/FBI were, and are still, lying about the cause of the crash.

Is it possible that you believe the NTSB/FBI would pass up the opportunity to be able to point to an actual, verifiable, believable mechanical problem in favor of the CWT fairy-tale? One where they had to make liars and drunks out of credible, sober citizens and produce a multi-million dollar "cartoon" to cover their own lies and ineptness?

_Jim, that hound won't hunt. They would have jumped on a cargo door failure like ugly on an ape, without having a bit of problem selling it to the populance.

Therein lies the question John Barry Smith couldn't answer, and the reason that his work is not accepted by logical people with the intelligence to pound sand...WHY DIDN'T THEY?

You need to find yourself another hero...Fast!

[_Jim]

Lessee now, _Jim...Pan Am 103 was determined to have been destroyed by a terrorist BOMB by the Brits

Lemme see now ... *if* you had done your history on this issue of hull ruptures on large, wide-bodied Boeing 747 aircraft and associated accidents YOU WOULD KNOW that United Airlines Flt 811 WAS ALSO initially listed as a 'bomb' by the NTSB -

- until they recovered the Forward Cargo Bay Door ...

PA103 has TOO MUCH in common in the way of DAMAGE with the three other Boeing 747 aircraft that underwent this type of EVENT - really common factors that can't ne simply ignored.

I dare you to re-read the piece I posted above again, and *if* you've a mind (a BIG *if* at the moment) there is a web site with a TON of corroborating material/documants accident reports at www.corazon.com that provides volumes of evidence to support a FCBD theory.

But, of course, to a grade-A conspiracy theorist REAL evidence doesn't mean jack.

Does it?