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Wide range of possibilities in China Airlines crash

Taipei, Taiwan - Fuel tank explosion, metal fatigue, breakup after a stall and recovery

The investigation into the bizarre crash of a China Airlines 747-200 just off the coast of Taiwan that killed all 225 onboard Saturday is focusing on a range of possibilities including a fuel tank explosion, metal fatigue and even a breakup after a stall and recovery. The data profile of the flight provided by the military and released by Taiwanese authorities also could be consistent with a severe...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 29049
Rome, Italy, 05/29/2002 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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