Back in the sixties/seventies, the US authorities were afraid that
it could be done on a nuclear powerplant. It seems the designed
the containmenthull of nuclear powerplants to resist such an event.
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Sieler <sieler_at_allegro.com>
To: Dan Wright <dtwright_at_uiuc.edu>; <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: OT: World Trade crash...
> Re:
> > In fact, I don't know of any previous hijacking scenario where the whole
point
> > was to fly the plane into something to destroy it, rather then to take the
> > plane somewhere other then the intended destination; hijackings do take
place
> > all the time in other parts of the world, though, so it might happen and I
> > just don't know about it. Anyone else have any idea?
>
> In between (i.e, no specific destination, but a crash was desired)
> ...a man tried to hijack and crash a plane here in California
> a couple of years ago (IIRC, the flight was from Southern California up to
> Northern California). The cockpit crew overpowered
> him, and landed safely. IIRC, the criminal venue was in San Francisco, and
the
> defense attorney tried to get bail for the client, on the grounds that he had
> been mentally disturbed before, but was now "okay". (Don't recall what
> happened.)
>
> Stan Sieler sieler_at_allegro.com
> www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
Received on Wed Sep 12 2001 - 14:04:58 BST