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Old 08-30-2008, 12:16 AM  
WarChild
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Originally Posted by rowan View Post
That's a good Q. I saw an "Air Crash Investigation" ep where they determined that an aircraft that accidentally "landed" on the water due to faulty altitude readings probably hit it without breaking up instantly, then subsequently sank. Pretty horrible way to go, but a lifejacket isn't going to be much use there, unless you're Tom Hanks.
Yeah I've seen lots of those air crash investigations, and with the exception of that plane that crashed just off a big tourist beach, I don't recall anyone surviving a water landing.
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