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In Angola, A Jetliner's Vanishing Act
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| Wednesday, June 18, 2003
| By John Mintz
Posted on 06/18/2003 7:00:57 AM PDT by RoughDobermann
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He said a firm that had leased the plane from Aerospace Sales -- a company whose name he said he couldn't recall -- had removed the seats and replaced them with fuel tanks.Great...
To: RoughDobermann
CAP in America will prevent much mayhem.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:01:55 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999!)
To: Lazamataz
Dang! I hope so... Sidewinders on Cessnas?
(I know, they'll tell the Air Force, who'll shoot 'em down)
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:04:53 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Lazamataz
HANDS UP - Anyone shocked by this?
To: RoughDobermann
I seriously hope this is just someone yanking some chains. Fuel Tanks will do a lot more damage than a load of human beings.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:06:10 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Frank_Discussion
Fuel Tanks will do a lot more damage than a load of human beingsNot to mention giving the bird some very long legs, if so desired.
To: RoughDobermann
Ah. Quite true.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:10:44 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Lazamataz
CAP in America will prevent much mayhemAgreed. Plus, the 727 has an RCS that's, well, rather large.
To: RoughDobermann
This news has been flying around for weeks. Even the NYT will eventually pick it up.
"African Orphans Airlines" logo as the long range tanks allows one trans-Atlantic flight?
Israel, UK, oil shipping in or near Suez, Red Sea, or Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Indian, or Med. deployed USN?
Despite the Democrats' open 5th column sapping, we are at WAR because our mortal enemies of Pan-Islam are at war against us, since 1991.
To: RoughDobermann
RCS = Radar Cross Section
To: RoughDobermann
ALL YOUR JETLINERS ARE BELONG TO US!!
To: RoughDobermann
This could be as simple as the owner reclaiming his property. It's happened before. I know a pilot who flew a DC-8 out of South America solo because it had been seized as part of a financial dispute.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:28:54 AM PDT
by
Arkie2
To: Arkie2
This could be as simple as the owner reclaiming his property.Yes, that's entirely plausible.
To: RoughDobermann
"the men in the control tower radioed the pilot for an explanation. There was no reply from the cockpit, even after the plane rumbled to a takeoff into the African skies."
Simplest explaination, there was no pilot. After 14 months in Angola, the plane had enough and decided to try and find its own way home to the Boieng HQ in St. Louis, where it hatched many years ago. Doesn't happen often, but you see stuff like this once in a while. Move along, nothing to see here.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:36:31 AM PDT
by
NYFriend
To: RoughDobermann
Anybody know what effect, if any, a plane sitting on the tarmac for 14 months has on its mechanical condition? Can you merely "turn the key" and take-off?
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:40:57 AM PDT
by
Ranxerox
To: Nexus; FairOpinion
Wonder if all that "chatter" they're talking about could be related to this?
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:50:58 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
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To: SevenDaysInMay
Despite the Democrats' open 5th column sapping, we are at WAR because our mortal enemies of Pan-Islam are at war against us, since 1991.
1991? I think it's been since 622.
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:52:07 AM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
FYI
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:54:19 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
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To: RoughDobermann
The concern that I have about this situation is that if was simply an owner wanting to gain repossession of his aircraft, there would have already been confirmation of this. Repossessions are easily verifiable. This is a stolen aircraft for nefarious purposes....
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posted on
06/18/2003 7:54:45 AM PDT
by
Maringa
To: RoughDobermann
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06/18/2003 7:54:48 AM PDT
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Arkie2
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