On 04-26-07, ROSS CASSELL said to BOB KLAHN:


RC>> After all, in 23 days, Otto became an A-10 Weapons mechanic.


BK>  I don't recall him ever saying that. When did he?


RC>He said it a number of years ago in the WHAT'S_HOT! echo to a Raymond


RC>Yates. Ray and Sauer were discussing the A-10, they were discussing the
RC>caliber of its ammo round and the color the aircraft was painted.


RC>Sauer corrected Ray on those points and decided to qualify it by closing
RC>the message off with this:


RC>"P.S. I worked on A-10's when I was in the air Force"



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Area: 485-WHAT'S_HOT!  Message Number: 19170  Date: 04-30-04
From: ROSS SAUER
To: RAYMOND YATES
Subject: UAL Flight 93
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On (29 Apr 04) Raymond Yates wrote to Alan Hess...

AH> At least five other witnesses to this low-flying jet came forward and
AH> told their story to journalists. One witness, less than a half mile
AH> from the crash site, observed Flight 93 as it streaked toward the
AH> ground and crashed. He then, almost immediately, observed a small,
AH> white jet fly low to the ground over the crash scene, circle and
AH> immediately leave the area.

RY> Just want to mention some things, I saw this some time ago, and I have
RY> questions.. However, there is only one plane I know of that fits the
RY> above description, and that's the A-10 Warthog... and, it's quiet
RY> enough to be nearly silent, also, has a 20 mm cannon... think about
RY> it.. why would a witness describe a military aircraft.? {the original
RY> report also mentions the hard points on the wings}....

Sorry Ray, but you're dead wrong on 3 things.

The A-10 Thunderbolt 2 (Warthog) has ALWAYS been painted green.

It has a 30mm cannon.

It's noisy as hell, but can fly VERY low so even those who hear it
can't see it, usually until it's too late.

(I worked on Warthogs in the USAF)

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