Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Photos from Brazil Airplane Accident



These were allegedly found in a digital camera from one of the passengers on the Gol Airlines flight that crashed (read here for more on the accident). Translation from the email that had the photos:

The photos were found on a Casio Z750 digital camera, between debris on "Serra do Cachimbo" hills. Although the equipment was destroyed, the Memory Stick card was recovered.

Major A. Nelson of the Air Force is investigating how did the photos leaked on the Internet. Through the serial number on the camera it was possible to track the owner, Paulo G. Muller...

Air Force's Major A. Nelson, in a report declared the guilt lies with the traffic controllers from Brasilia, that don't speak English and did not press the emergency button on the control tower so the Air Force could intervene and remove the airplane from the collision route...


Here's why I think this is a hoax:
  • Casio cameras don't use memory sticks, only Sony.
  • If the photos leaked, how come the email carries even more information; did all that leak too?
  • I find it hard to believe they could track down the owner with the serial number of the camera.
  • How would the Air Force intervene and remove the airplane from the collision route on time? Makes no sense.
  • It looks like (and the email mentions this too) that the photographer standing. While the plane crashed? And he took photos the exact moment someone was sucked out?

Thanks to Mike W.

UPDATE: This is definetly a hoax. Gol's airplane's tails are red with the Gol logo (See here). These seem to be from the movie "Alive". Thanks to Barry G.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

These are scenes from LOST. Note the handcuffs on female passenger in front. That's Kate!


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