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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I'm not saying the vortex ring isn't possible, or even all that unlikely, just that you'd think highly trained and practised pilots as you would hope were used would know how to avoid such a thing occurring.
Of course we don't even know if that is what caused the crash, it's just a guess (educated perhaps, but still just a guess).
My statement is that the timing seems awfully convenient to cover up the possibility the AQ detected them coming and had the time to fire off a few shots. It's the way the US have released information (very grudgingly in dribs and drabs) about the operation that's fodder for conspiracy theories.
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Even the most experienced pilot has that dumbass moment. One that comes to mind is a pilot flying a FM-2 Wildcat at an air show, he had over two thousand hours in that aircraft, and on the day of the air show, forgot to unlock the tailwheel and managed to ground loop and flip the plane.
Under combat stress, I can see a pilot making an error that results in the damage or destruction of the aircraft. It happens all too often and a good planner always makes sure that a backup is available, a brutal lesson that had to be relearned after Desert One.
As for the conspiracy theorists......its only going to get worse!