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Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: Syzygyone on July 08, 2003, 10:30:58 AM

USA Today

/Agence France Presse (7/8, 11:26 a.m.) reports, "A Boeing 727 plane,
whose sudden disappearance in Angola in May unnerved US intelligence
agencies, reappeared last week in the Guinean capital Conakry before
vanishing once again, British newspaper The Guardian reported on Monday.
Washington has been working with African governments in the past month
in a frantic bid to hunt down the cargo plane, amid fears the aircraft
could be used by terrorists in a repeat of the September 11, 2001
attacks on New York and Washington.  The paper said the plane was
spotted on June 28 by a Canadian pilot, Bob Strother, in Conakry,
sporting a new coat of paint and a Guinean registration number.  But
Strother told the paper that two letters of the plane's old tail number
-- N844AA -- were still showing, proving the aircraft was the same
Boeing that was being sought by US diplomats throughout Africa.
'There's absolutely no doubt it's the same aircraft, the old
registration is clearly visible,' he was quoted as saying.  'Whoever
owns it must have some important friends to get it re-registered in two
days: going by the book, the whole process usually takes a couple of
months,' he added."  The Presse notes, "While US officials are concerned
the plane could have been stolen by terrorists, the most likely scenario
is that the aircraft was was stolen as part of a business dispute or
financial scam, said a western diplomat in Sierra Leone, quoted by The
Guardian."

Title: Did someone say "one of our airplanes is missing"?
Post by: gofaster on July 08, 2003, 12:43:21 PM

Memories of Stardust, STENDEC, and a glacier!

Title: Re: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: Nifty on July 08, 2003, 01:06:09 PM

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Originally posted by Syzygyone
or financial scam

I would tend to believe this the most if it was a Nigerian that stole the plane.  ;)

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: udet on July 08, 2003, 02:25:34 PM

hahaha....

Title: Re: Re: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: Syzygyone on July 08, 2003, 02:26:14 PM

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Originally posted by Nifty
I would tend to believe this the most if it was a Nigerian that stole the plane.  ;)

Or maybe those Nigerians used it to fly the enriched uranium that Saddam "didn't" buy to Syria?  Hmmmm, you ever think of that? :D :D

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: Dune on July 08, 2003, 02:26:40 PM

Used to the airlines only lost your luggage, now they lose the whole damn plane!

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: rpm on July 08, 2003, 03:37:08 PM

They should have used "The Club"!
(http://www.autobarn.com/images/miva/winner/ac1000.jpg)

Or my favorite, The Auto Taser
(http://www.spyworld.net/AutoTaser2.jpg)

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: ccvi on July 08, 2003, 03:47:12 PM

If it's at least half filled up, I'll take it.

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: Maverick on July 08, 2003, 10:41:52 PM

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Originally posted by ccvi
If it's at least half filled up, I'll take it.

Better specify what  you want it half filled with!!!!!

Title: Lost 727 Found and Lost Again!
Post by: ccvi on July 09, 2003, 01:42:35 PM

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Originally posted by Maverick
Better specify what  you want it half filled with!!!!!

Fuel. I probably couldn't afford it to fly it home otherwise ;)