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Old 1 May 2005, 09:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
Ritter von Fear
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Originally Posted by FliegerJG1
I'll have to double check my references on this, but I recall reading that the plane's engine began to vibrate violently due to the prop damage and it was the engine's violent shaking that caused the plane to break apart which meant that a deadstick landing would not have been possible.

VBR...FliegerJG1
If these engine vibrations were the main contributor to the crash, it seems strange that the engine and front of the aircraft were not ripped off as opposed to the tail plane. In the photos the only missing parts of the aircraft, seem to have been the tail plane and wings (which were presumably smashed on impact with the ground).
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