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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
interesting - just read/skimmed it
looks like one of a few crashes where no evident cause for the accident was found....
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From memory that was caused by the perfect concentration of fuel vapors and oxygen (a relatively narrow window) ignited by a spark from the fuel quantity sender inside the centre tank.
Even though the front part of the aircraft broke off, the remainder was still in powered flight for some time. People who were not injured in the initial explosion would have had an absolutely terrifying ride before their section hit the sea.
