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Additional study verified that they were indeed at the epicenter of the explosion. The shape of the impact crater on the rock, though shallow, was distinct. It was several times longer than it was wide. In its final tumble, the plane had landed lengthwise before it was blown apart.
Jeff held the tape as Miranda took measurements and noted them down on the form. She let him be in charge of winding up the tape and carrying it.
Brett’s report of actinic-white light suggested that it was the explosive shells that would have been aboard. Based on the scattering field and the location of sections of the heavier lower parts of the hull, it appeared to have landed on its side, the one away from the guns. The shells storage would have struck first, blown the fuselage upward and outward.
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