Someone here mentioned the theory that it was hijacked, taken to a lower altitude, and flown to a landing strip somewhere. Then it could be re-painted, re-fueled, and a nuclear bomb could be placed aboard.
Then on to America.
Sounds like something from Homeland, but then so does this story.
That plane could be anywhere in the world — 8 to 10 hours worth of gasoline could place it going south of India, across Antarctica, and into southern South America somewhere...
Perhaps it was taken to a remote jungle area to confound authorities who assume it crashed in the ocean. Could this aircraft have made it to Burma, or even Somalia or Afghanistan?
There are easier ways to get a plane. You could just buy one.
Sounds like something from a Tom Clancy novel. But what of the passengers? Were they all executed or are they being held somewhere?
Another good theory!
Easier to put your bomb in a standard shipping container, equipped with GPS, so that it knows when it's reached New York Harbor.
Not a far fetched theory
I did, and still think it was hijacked. I never considered a repaint, refit and nuke to our shores. Yikes.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3131312/posts?page=52#52
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3131793/posts?page=26#26
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3131793/posts?page=24#24
Remember in ‘94 when OJ killed Nicole & Ron and there was talk that “one of the satellites pointing to L.A.” might have been able to detect and pinpoint where the white Bronco was at the time of the killings?
Nothing panned out on that (it was a ridiculous analysis), but it makes me think that 20 years later a jumbo jet could easily be detected by a satellite or multiple satellites or even the ISS satellites!