The aircraft in question was the most reliable workhorse in every airline.
Some hot day in Atlanta caused crazy stuff to happen in a middle fuel tank? Please. Never happened before, nothing even similar to it ever happened afterward.
And I believe part of the cover-up involved giving Boeing a government contract for an upcoming warplane - a nice little bribe to insure their silence.
I agree.
Wholeheartedly.
As I recall, the aircraft’s fuel tank ‘section’ was not shown to the press, as the metal was bent ‘in.’ An explosion would have bent the metal ‘out.’ Like an old detective movie: ‘this window was broken from the outside...’
The press saw the other side of the aircraft...