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The Miracle on the Hudson
Just passing on what I read. Didn't say I believe it.The Conspiracy Theory: It's worth noting that many of the theorists involved here are commercial airline pilots, a fact that adds at least some credibility to the questions in that they're posed by knowledgeable industry insiders, not sci-fi fans or anarchists. It stands to reason, then, that the pilots' most valid questions are of a technical nature (how is it possible that the flock of birds knocked out two engines but did not damage the nose of the plane? How could twenty survivors stand on the wing of a plane without collapsing it?)
The Real Story: Flocks of birds caused engine failure three minutes after Flight 1549 took off; the plane crash landed in the Hudson River.
Since the pilots presumably are not media experts or photographers, their theories lose steam when they discuss inconsistent news reports (why have some photos of the event been Photoshopped? Why are the photos 'fuzzy' and 'distant' when the event occurred in such a central and easily accessible location?) Plus, there's the fact that hundreds of people actually witnessed the event as it occurred.