[Silas]

US warplane shot down this plane. It is obvious but it is not what the public wants to hear. It was tragic but necessary to shoot the plane down. It explains why the wreckage was found spread about over several miles.

[Pukka Puck]

It is obvious that you are a dolt.

[sinkspur]

US warplane shot down this plane. It is obvious but it is not what the public wants to hear. It was tragic but necessary to shoot the plane down. It explains why the wreckage was found spread about over several miles.

Wreckage was not spread out over several miles.

There is no evidence the plane was shot down. None.

In addition, that would be the secret too big to keep.

[ChemistCat]

It explains why the wreckage was found spread about over several miles.

I suppose we REALLY did something awful to Columbia, huh? Does your knowledge of the physics of crash and accident scenes enlighten you about that?

My husband did crash and accident photography for the Air Force. Even when a smaller plane augers straight in, the bits and pieces bounce and scatter pretty widely. On the other hand, all aircraft are subject to balance problems, and if you have a bunch of people suddenly run to the front of the airplane, you're going to throw it out of balance, and an inexperience pilot may not be able to recover--if he cared to...they weren't too worried about safe landings, you know.

I don't believe the Clinton-Afflicted Air Force had its ducks in a row nor adequate warning to be shooting anything down that day...not over the mainland of the U.S. of A.

[MattAMiller]

Going full throttle straight into the ground will spread wreakage around. The speed can also tear apart the airframe in flight.

[steve-b]

US warplane shot down this plane.

Do you think that the Apollo landings were filmed in Arizona or in Nevada?