17 Mar 2006, 18:37
Nobody should be eager to get credit or point blame... the bottom line is that a human being survived. I am sure that the family of this individual is shaken up with knowing that their loved one brushed death.
As for the maintainers, well, I am confident that our crew chiefs,avionics,weapons, egress, life support, and all other involved agencies did their jobs correctly. Sometimes machines fail. It is ashamed to lose a jet, but it is always more difficult when a loss of life occurs in conjunction... This not being the case.