plane lost @ sea ° ° ° 4 gone
2006.12.26
plane just touched water, spray still showing
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plane just touched water, spray still showing
the vultures of death ... :(
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the vultures of death ... :(
copters arriving
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copters arriving
looking everywhere
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looking everywhere
boats join the search
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boats join the search
not finding anything
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not finding anything
still looking
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still looking
looking everywhere in vain
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looking everywhere in vain
listen to us, we will tell you where to look !!
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listen to us, we will tell you where to look !!
plane disappearing 40sec after landing on ocean
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plane disappearing 40sec after landing on ocean
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getting there, getting there, backup a bit ...
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getting there, getting there, backup a bit ...
YES ... right THERE !!!
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YES ... right THERE !!!
stayed on the spot, day & night, for 2 weeks
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stayed on the spot, day & night, for 2 weeks
here i was, on the roof-top, checking the birds
when i saw a little 4-seater getting close by,
flying over the ocean ... still too far to make a nice pic ...
turned my attention back to birds when i noticed
the plane landing on the water !! ... WHAT ... !!
just time for a couple of clics, then, in less than a minute,
no more traces, everything had disappeared underwater !
i thought it had been a dream ° ° °
45mn later, the 1st copter arrived, then 2 more, boats of everykind,
looking everywhere, except where it had been ... !!!
Up on my rooftop, i was jumping all over the place,
trying to get the attention of one of the copter, took a mirror,
made sun flashes in space, tried to wave, ... for more than 2 hours,
while i was catching a sunburn, i watched them looking in all the wrong places !
° ° ° fed up, i got on the phone, called a friend "well connected",
he got in touch with the Admiral of the Naval Base ( 'twas a Navy plane that had plunged )
they sent a captain with a satellite phone and from my rooftop we directed the boats to the exact spot !
They immediately found "something" ...
They have been there since then, picking the 4 bodies and bits and pieces, more than 100m down ... phew ...
last pics are of tail before it disappeared
dec 28, 2006 : added 3 photos of Navy Boat,
still there 13 days later ...
read in paper that depth is near 270m (800ft) !?
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