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Scott M. Kozel wrote:
"khobar" wrote: "Scott M. Kozel" wrote: The danger from this airport is not only from terrorists but could come from just an ordinary airplane accident. On January 12, 1981 a plane with 79 took off in a snowstorm (nice going boys) and crashed in the Potomac River, killing 74. The only fatalities were from those on the plane. How is that "danger" Unfortunately this is not the case: "There were 74 passengers, including 3 infants, and 5 crew members on board. All but 5 died. The aircraft struck 7 occupied vehicles on an Interstate highway bridge and tore away a railing, killing 4 more people before it plunged through the ice into the Potomac River. A total of 78 persons died in the worst accident in Washington DC history. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90 However, the fact that there were other fatalities does not diminish your point. My own website article (!) that has been online since 1997 agrees that there were 4 fatalities on the bridge. Still, it is not uncommon for an airline disaster to kill small numbers of people on the ground. Then why the hell did you make the half-assed statement that "The only fatalities were from those on the plane"? |
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