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Old 03-24-2008, 07:15 AM
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Bad luck for US Air this week....

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/15688181/detail.html
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:57 AM
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And the point of this journalistic scoop is...?
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the news needs something besides the normal robberies and murders to keep people coming to the site I guess...
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at least they didn't use the word "plummeted"
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I wonder if airline TFOA reports are as painful as the Marines in Japan make it...
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It's just a few more addresses on the message is all
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On my local news (philly), someone on board the airplane had video of the panel missing. I do not think they actually caught it flying away.

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Did they find a bullet hole in the piece the came off the jet?
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Did they find a bullet hole in the piece the came off the jet?
Now that is funny...
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy View Post
On my local news (philly), someone on board the airplane had video of the panel missing. I do not think they actually caught it flying away.

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Saw the same story. Local here as well. Love the NE corridor.
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