What Were These Guys Thinking???
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Originally posted by blacks2k
wow, bs flag is flown well and truly, good call ironwedge.
but easy on the guy, he was just posting an article, he didnt say it was true
wow, bs flag is flown well and truly, good call ironwedge.
but easy on the guy, he was just posting an article, he didnt say it was true
).But it is true. It was reported in our local newspaper as well. And here is a link to a Chinese news organization's article on the incident:
http://latelinenews.com/ll/english/1243647.shtml
Same article posted on the Washington Post web site:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2003Jan24.html
Just because it is on the internet does not automatically make it BS
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The Washington Post article confirms only two things. One is that they were dead. And two, that they fell from the sky. The WP article is based on the Chinese story. They did not investigate it.
The Chinese "news" orginization that reported the story is state controlled. They can say whatever the government tells them. There is no fact from this source.
I'm not picking sides here, but the Chinese story is supect and the WP article is based on summary feeds from the Chinese.
The Chinese "news" orginization that reported the story is state controlled. They can say whatever the government tells them. There is no fact from this source.
I'm not picking sides here, but the Chinese story is supect and the WP article is based on summary feeds from the Chinese.
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Just because it is on the internet does not automatically make it BS
They reported that "...were suspected of hiding in the baggage hold of the aircraft..." and "...The skin of each man was obviously frostbitten..." I raised the BS flag NOT because two guys fell of an Air France jet (I believe they did), but because the reporter can't check facts.
Fact: The forward and aft Cargo compartment of a B777 is pressurized AND heated.
Fact: Wheel Wells on a B777 are not pressurized or heated.
Fact: There is no door from the Cargo bays to the wheel wells on a B777.
Rant Over..............................
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its funny, when I saw that the thread was posted by wantone and the illustration started to scroll down, I started thinking to myself...is this another one of his articles from the chinese news papers (like all his Initial-D accident posts)? Because the illustrations look awfully familiar in style
...and before I could think further, I saw the chinese writing and..AH, order was restored! he he he.
...and before I could think further, I saw the chinese writing and..AH, order was restored! he he he.
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