Missle fired at commercial jet liner at LAX
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I read about this last week. The Dept of Homeland security was writing it off as a firework or a flare, but I think a trained pilot would know the difference. Hell I could tell the difference.
I think it was one of those model rockets that you can buy at a hobby shop. There are models that not only resemble missles, but they fly pretty dam high, and fast, a easy mistake to make while flying a jumbo jet. What do you think a real missle, or a hobby store rocket.
Pilot Reports 'Missile' Fired at Jetliner Near LAX (11/28/05)
FBI agents and Homeland Security officials spent the weekend investigating the report of a possible missile fired at an American Airlines plane taking off from Los Angeles International Airport.
Sources tell ABC News the pilot of American Airlines Flight 621, en route to Chicago, radioed air traffic controllers after takeoff from LAX. He told them a missile had been fired at the aircraft and missed.
The plane was over water when the pilot said he saw a smoke trail pass by the cockpit.
FBI agents believe it was a flare or a bottle rocket, but say they may never know if that's what it actually was.
I think it was one of those model rockets that you can buy at a hobby shop. There are models that not only resemble missles, but they fly pretty dam high, and fast, a easy mistake to make while flying a jumbo jet. What do you think a real missle, or a hobby store rocket.
Pilot Reports 'Missile' Fired at Jetliner Near LAX (11/28/05)
FBI agents and Homeland Security officials spent the weekend investigating the report of a possible missile fired at an American Airlines plane taking off from Los Angeles International Airport.
Sources tell ABC News the pilot of American Airlines Flight 621, en route to Chicago, radioed air traffic controllers after takeoff from LAX. He told them a missile had been fired at the aircraft and missed.
The plane was over water when the pilot said he saw a smoke trail pass by the cockpit.
FBI agents believe it was a flare or a bottle rocket, but say they may never know if that's what it actually was.
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Well just some normal commercial pilot might not be able to tell the difference. Spotters for military aircraft can. They can tell you what missle it is just by the color of its smoke, the shape of its plume etc etc.
It was probably one of those big bertha rockets, or the pilot was tripping.
It was probably one of those big bertha rockets, or the pilot was tripping.
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