At least nine killed as Turkish Airlines plane crashes near Amsterdam (mechanic, military)
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Now THIS is what it really looks like when an intact plane crashes into a field. Quite a contrast with the wreckage of flight 93 which was spread out over 8 miles.
Now THIS is what it really looks like when an intact plane crashes into a field. Quite a contrast with the wreckage of flight 93 which was spread out over 8 miles.
Actually that's one of Alex Jones conspiracy theory lies. It came from the first reporter on the scene, who reported his story using his laptop in his hotel room in the next town over. Wire services around the world picked up his story within minutes. When he heard that debris had fallen in a nearby town, he looked it up on Mapquest, which showed a distance of 11 miles (not 8) from the crash site. Mapquest does not give you distances "as the crow flies", it gives you distances by road, and not always the direct route. Jones and others immediately latched onto this distance as "proof" the plane was blown up, rather than crashed as reported. In line of sight the town was less than 3 miles away, and well within the usual debris field parameters.
Within 4 hours, the reporter had published a clarification. He also has explained it directly to Jones and the other conspiracy addicts. So has the mayor of the town. So has Mapquest. So has the FAA and NTSB. Has Jones dropped it from his list of "proofs"? Certainly not. He wouldn't be a good conspiracy theorist if he did. His explanation (of course) is the government got ahold of the reporter and forced him to change his story. All I can say is look at the map yourself.
Actually that's one of Alex Jones conspiracy theory lies. It came from the first reporter on the scene, who reported his story using his laptop in his hotel room in the next town over. Wire services around the world picked up his story within minutes. When he heard that debris had fallen in a nearby town, he looked it up on Mapquest, which showed a distance of 11 miles (not 8) from the crash site. Mapquest does not give you distances "as the crow flies", it gives you distances by road, and not always the direct route. Jones and others immediately latched onto this distance as "proof" the plane was blown up, rather than crashed as reported. In line of sight the town was less than 3 miles away, and well within the usual debris field parameters.
Within 4 hours, the reporter had published a clarification. He also has explained it directly to Jones and the other conspiracy addicts. So has the mayor of the town. So has Mapquest. So has the FAA and NTSB. Has Jones dropped it from his list of "proofs"? Certainly not. He wouldn't be a good conspiracy theorist if he did. His explanation (of course) is the government got ahold of the reporter and forced him to change his story. All I can say is look at the map yourself.
Quite a contrast with the wreckage of flight 93 which was spread out over 8 miles.
The idea was that normally when a plane crashes the debris field has no more than a 3 mile radius. The assertion that flight 93 was more than that was touted as "proof" the plane was blown up. In fact the debris field was <3 miles radius, and the plane most likely crashed.
The idea was that normally when a plane crashes the debris field has no more than a 3 mile radius. The assertion that flight 93 was more than that was touted as "proof" the plane was blown up. In fact the debris field was <3 miles radius, and the plane most likely crashed.
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