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Old Jan 15, 2009, 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by jghill
I'm on my mobile, so I might have missed detail of that photo, but how come none of the folk standing on the wings are wearing life jackets? Or getting in the wee rafts?
I'd imagine at the moment of impact most people forget to reach under the seats and just head for the exit.
Lets hope the positive images/reports are right.
Quite amazing to think how survivable modern accidents seem to be.
Thinking back to the BA 777 crash at LHR as well.
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