eddbaz
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 08:42 AM |
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Very tragic, my family are devastated we lost a close family friend on that flight.
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 12:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
For the Record, Men have been to the moon, Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK and Paul McCartney is still alive.
Funnily enough I was thinking about this the other day.
I wonder if Paul Mc does not wish that he got shot instead of John Lennon becasue he will never be given such a big memorial as Lohn Lennon airport
surely?
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 01:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
It sounds like the last time the plane's captain diverted to another airport because of bad weather he got a roasting from the president. So
maybe this time he didn't want to be rebuked again...
Air traffic control repeatedly told the pilot to divert, apparently.
MY O/H is also Polish, and she knew of this, but slightly different. The president gave him a bollocking and demended that it be landed in adverse
conditions, also that a lot of people in Poland may well be flying flags of condolance etc, but he is reputed to have been a bit of an idiot
president...
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 01:55 PM |
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Originally posted by Steve Hignett
MY O/H is also Polish, and she knew of this, but slightly different. The president gave him a bollocking
thats very open minded of you steve, are they 50/50? 
Craig
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 02:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
It sounds like the last time the plane's captain diverted to another airport because of bad weather he got a roasting from the president. So
maybe this time he didn't want to be rebuked again...
Air traffic control repeatedly told the pilot to divert, apparently.
MY O/H is also Polish, and she knew of this, but slightly different. The president gave him a bollocking and demended that it be landed in adverse
conditions, also that a lot of people in Poland may well be flying flags of condolance etc, but he is reputed to have been a bit of an idiot
president...
That's what I said... didn't I? It's what I meant to say anyway! 
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 02:10 PM |
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Was trying to add to you, rather than correct you, sorry.
The pilot got the roasting in the air until he landed against his will rather than later, so it may have been the same case this time with it being
foggy - I also wanted to add the bit that he's known as a bit of an idiot, adding more weight to the demanding of landing...
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Liam
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| posted on 12/4/10 at 03:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
MY O/H is also Polish, and she knew of this, but slightly different. The president gave him a bollocking
thats very open minded of you steve, are they 50/50?
Huh?
She = Steve's other half
Him = polish pilot
Or iz my readin comprahenshun skilz lacking a bit?
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 13/4/10 at 12:47 AM |
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I think it's most likely an accident. Airframe was a little dated, though heavilly upgraded, adverse landing conditions etc. Wouldn't like
to say for sure but if it didn't have ILS or similar landing in those conditions would be nearly suicidal, and not without danger if it did.
The coincidence is very striking, but I can't see what the Russians would gain from orchestrating this. Not saying they wouldn't do it,
just don't see their angle.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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