Philip Wood, Age 51, IBM Executive
Posted on 03/08/2014 2:21:00 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan
No mention of twin oil slicks corresponding to two engines.
Nor do they mention that the Italian and the Austrian were stolen passports so most likely not from those countries.
I still hate to get on an airplane—only a dire emergency with my scattered family would induce me to to so………..
Also, I hate that none of the passengers or crew is armed.
I hope it was quick for all concerned.
I can’t imagine what it would be like knowing it was coming if I had a child with me.
If I was alone,so be it.
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Since there is no visible wreckage, did someone nosedive the plane?
It is strange that no parts of the plane- seat cushions, luggage, flotation devices - have floated to the surface.
Didn’t hear about the stolen passports. What is that about?
Praying for a miracle.
Philip Wood, Age 51, IBM Executive
In addition to a bomb scenario, I can’t help thinking about that Egyptian pilot nosediving into the Atlantic
The Lagarto (SS-371) was found just a few days ago (late April 2005) by local wreck divers Jamie Macleod & Stewart Oehl of MV Trident near it's reported last siting. The Lagarto was found by comparing it's last known position against hundreds of fisherman's 'net snag' marks in the area of interest. 5 fisherman's marks in particular, were close to the sinking site.
Normally it might take days or weeks of Sidescan sonar runs to locate a new wreck in this depth of water, but in an extraordinary stroke of good luck, the Lagarto appeared at the closest of these fisherman's marks.
For 60 years the Lagarto rested untouched on the seabed in 70 meters of water about 150 kilometers off the southeast coast of Thailand. The top of the conning tower is at 55 meters. Local dive operators on the tiny resort island of Koh Tao knew of the submarine's fate, but couldn't pinpoint her location until recently.
"We've always known that since the end of the war there's been a submarine missing around there," said British wreck diver Jamie MacLeod, who discovered the 110-meter submarine. "We went into all the war-time records, cross-referenced them with fisherman's marks and then searched with sonar and it came up trumps - we found a bump on the bottom, went down the line and there it was."
MacLeod said, "It looks to me like it's intact and it's sitting upright on the bottom in very clear water, so you can get a good idea of what it looks like. Everything is still on it - all the armaments, the brass navigation lights. It's beautiful."
The experience of having to show up hours early, being groped and scanned, and having your flight often delayed or cancelled is another negative. Air travel today is very much like bus travel was a generation ago, except you can get better food at the airport.
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I have stopped, except for overseas travel. I drive my shoe sized car everywhere I want to go.
Also, I hate that none of the passengers or crew is armed.
Austrian Christan Kozel has been confirmed as safe and well by authorities.
He said his passport was stolen when he visited Thailand two years ago, Austrian newspaper De Standard reports.
(id’s mentioned in comments at link above)
Luigi Maraldi was/is definitely NOT on the missing flight.
He has phoned his family from Thailand to tell them he is alive and well.
Technology and a database listing all passports stolen in the world are maintained by Interpol and are freely available to governments, airlines, hotels, and anyone dealing with global travellers. The tragedy is virtually no one, but a handful of governments are taking advantage of the technology
“I still hate to get on an airplane”
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Keep in mind, you odds of dying in an auto accident are overwhelmingly higher...about 500% higher.
Two stolen passports, two pieces of the bomb put together about two hours into the flight after the passengers have been fed and the lights shut off for the night flight to Beijing.
The Islamists are winning the WOT, they aren't attacking the West right now, while the US is unilaterally disarming led by idiot politicians on both sides.
This serves as a warning to the Islamic countries that they should never forget who is boss.. its a warning to the West also but I have no illusions that it will be heeded
The “oil slick” would be from the kerosene based jet fuel, not from the engine lubricating oil. There isn’t enough engine oil to make a substantial oil slick.
The kerosene oil slick would evaporate in a few hours. It would no longer exist.
If the aircraft broke up, for whatever reason, at 35K feet, there would likely be no “oil slick” at all due to dispersion and evaporation from that height.
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