Thefirst fire theory.Lets explore he possibilityof the first
fire theory.The TRC transcript of the first couple of hoursas
describedby the forensicexpert svery nteresting.My takewould be
asfollows.All timesUTC as his s the official imeused or flight
operations.If the flt haddirectclearancerom positionELATO (Al)-
ISBAN (R214) hen he following is feasible:JEPPFE 4/3 {Hn-\ used as
referenceCRP: compulsory eportingpoint480 TAS used or purposeof
exercise.Routing TIA-A I -ELAT O DCT- SBAN-R2 14-SIIKAR-R2
03TIA-ELATO 281/480*60:35 minCRPRCTP/VHHHFIRELATO-ISBAN
2661460*60:33 min CRPISBAN-BAOSH 1351480*60:17 minCRPBAOSH-DIINAR
1971480*60:25 minCRPVHHFWVTS FIRDLTNAR-SUKAR113i480*60 14min CRP
VHHH AOtuWTS ACCThis hen establishes here he acft would be about2
hrs nto the flisht.SUKAR-KIBAG 1151480*60 14 minCRPKIBAG-AROGU
106/480*60: 13min CRPThis hen s the positionof the flight
2:31HelderbergATD |423UTC (TRC transcript)ELATO 1458 SBAN BAOSH
1548DUNAR 1613SUKAR I627KIBAG 164I AROGU 1654A CVR transcript hat
hasa position eportat anyone of the abovepositionswould confirm the
CVR burnt out dueto thefirst fire and would alsoconfirm that
dinnera described n the TRC transcript s being served.Note the
closeproximity ofthe CRPsalong the airways R214 and R203. The
lengthof a dinner servicedependson the classbeingserved.Thecockpit
crew would havebeen servedout of the Upper Deck galleyand could
havebeenserved anytime after level flighthadbeenachieved.Take DUNAR
as the 2-hr point-DIINAR to Hong Kong 530 nmDLINAR tO MANIL A 420
NMDTINARto Bangkok550 nmDUNAR to Singapore 80 nmAll via
airwavs.
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DLTNAR o Mumbai (Bombay)2256 un GCDLTNAR o Diego Garcia 2677
GCDUNAR to Mauritius 3808 nm GC
SAA had alreadydiverted nto BKK with an engineproblembefore 1987
HKG was/isa normal destination or SAA.Manila, there s Clark
Airforce Base(the CIA/US theory). According to the TRC transcript,
SAA would be embarrassedby inspectionof the cargo n a
hostileairport should he flt havediverted.Yet no embarrassment
hould he Mauritius authorities nspect his aircraftwhich is showing
fire damage.At this point,2hrs out of TPE, according o the TRC
transcript, he fire now undercontrol and he crew of SA295receive
nstructionsoproceedon to MRU andnot to divert. Unless he passengers
nd crew on landingat MRU,are all going to be bought oflnobody s
evergoing to talk abouthow they survived anonboard ire. So much for
theforeign airport theory.
This is now an aircraft without any further fire fighting
equipment eft. Therewas alargedry chemical ire extinguisher n
themain deck cargohold along with various smallerH2AlDry
chemicalbottles ocated hroughout he passengerabin.Onemust assume
hat all of the fire fighting equipmenthasbeenused up and here
arenoreserves. hiscrew facesanother8hours n a smoke illed aircraft
with no more 02 (according o the TRC transcript).Whateveryou want
to think, I do not believe hat faced with the above,CaptainUys and
his crew would have continuedon to MRU hada fire broken out about 2
hrs after take offfrom TPE.2) TheCIA/US theory s alsoa
figmentof.... Examine t. Clark Airforce Baseat ManilaandDiego
Garcia, wo en routeairportscontrolledby the US do not even eature n
the CIA/US theory. f the CIA/USwere involved what better waythan to
get the aircraft into an airport where the pax can be looked after
by the bestmedicalaid possibleand at the sametimeget rid of the
offendingcargo.This option s not usedbecauset did not exist.For the
record SAA also diverted ntoDiego Garcia with a 8707 with engine
roubles.The SAA B7O7 leet was replacedearlyn the seventies.n
thosedays heroute o HKG was via SEY with theB707.
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3) The dinner heory needsa bit more clarification. Crews eat at
all hours. However,therewas a practice n SAA at thattime of
servinga snack o pax and crew prior to landingat an
ntermediatestopover.MRU being the intermediatestopover, his is what
is being servedas his was normally servedshortly
beforeTODdependingon the pax load andwhenthe cockpit crew wanted
theirs.This snack or the cockpit crew was supplementedwith the
fruit basketand thecheese ray from the previousdinner service.
This was a tragedy or all concerned.Let there be no doubt that
everyonewould like the truth about he causeof thisaccident o be
revealed.Some undamentalcorrections or the TRC forensicexpert.TPE
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