To inject some humor, I was reading an article about the worst Russian air crashes and found this entry:
July 4, 2002 -- A Russian passenger plane crashed and burst into flames in Siberia, killing more than 140 people on board, officials said. I guess CNN really does have psychics on the staff to tell the future. Try Us! Russel > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:47 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Initial Reports: Airliner Crashes from Israel to Russia > > > Latest from CBS news: > U.S. satellite data says it was a surface-to-air missle launched from > Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. > Appears it was an "accident" during a Ukranian army training exercise. > (Similar to when U.S. cruiser w/ Aegis radar system shot down Iranian > airliner.) > > -Ben > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:49 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Initial Reports: Airliner Crashes from Israel to Russia > > > It could have been a bomb, it could have been pilot error, I > think we won't > know until we find the flight recorder. > > They made a stop in Bulgaria -- if it was terrorism, maybe that's > where they > got on. > > Judith > > And here from the BBC. > > They don't know if this is related...but it's just awfully suspicious so > soon after 911. > > > > Have the terrorists now started random attacks?? > > > > > > > > "A Russian airliner en route from Tel Aviv to the Siberian city of > Novosibirsk has crashed into the Black Sea. > > The Russian Emergencies Ministry has said there were at least 66 > passengers and 11 crew on board. > > > > A spokesman said the plane - Flight 1812 - had gone down 185 kilometres > (114 miles) off the Russian coastal city of Adler. > > The water is understood to be about 90 metres (300 feet) deep > at the scene > of the crash. > > > > A pilot in a nearby plane said he saw an explosion on the plane > before it > crashed, but that report has not been confirmed. > > > > Russian officials are reported to have expressed concerns that the crash > might be related to the attacks in the United States > > on 11 September. > > > > Israeli aviation officials say Flight 1812 - a regular weekly charter > flight - went through the same stringent security > > checks that are carried out on all planes travelling to or from the > country. > > > > Rescue effort > > > > Emergency rescue crews have been sent to the scene by air and sea, the > Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported. > > > > The plane went down at approximately 1335 Moscow time (0935GMT), the > agency said. > > > > It had made a stopover in Bulgaria, where it reportedly took on more > passengers. > > > > The three-engine TU-154 plane belonged to Siberia Airlines, > which is based > in Novosibirsk. > > > > The BBC's Jonathan Charles says Russian airlines generally have a poorer > safety record than their Western counterparts. > > > > A TU-154 crashed in the eastern Russian city of Irkutsk in July, killing > all 145 people on board. > > > > That crash was due to pilot error, an investigation concluded. > > > > Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a national day of mourning > following that crash, the worst Russian air disaster in > > many years. " > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
