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To: unclewest who wrote (340419)	12/28/2009 9:44:25 PM
From: MrLucky	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793964

There are lots of examples of US airliners that developed sudden massive holes in flight, both in the fuselage or roofs that were successfully landed. Yep, I have seen them successfully land after flying through the approach lighting and tearing off the landing gear, with the first class cabin pax door blown off, with a ten roof shear and a host of other events. Many of us have seen more than a few military aircraft return minus portions of a wing, a vertical stablizer and other assorted bits of the bird gone. That was pilot skill at its apex. Aircraft landing accidents are often the result of, one or more, of three failures - pilot decision making, lack of engine power or the lack of controls. BTW, this may have been the objective of the flight 253 terrorist - to take out enough of the flight controls. A little water boarding could help to answer that question.