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Plane crash at Heathrow, BA flight interesting question?

With the amount of people these days with camera/mobile phones and digital cameras why did nobody have any film of the plane actually coming into land. Am i right in thinking people go to the airport everyday as a hobby and watch flights come in and out. Also there is an observation point to watch aircraft. The BBC or Sky tv would have snapped up the chance to show such footage by an amature photographer. I think the fire stervice would have been the first to know of the pending situation so them rushing out would have bought it to peoples attention be for landing! (or did f/service only come out after landing)

Public Comments

1. there was a viewers footage on sky news the other day but it wasnt much.
2. Most observation areas have been closed due to security n terrorist threats,maybe thats why.
3. do you know i said exactly the same thing. if only i had been hanging around with my cam corder.
4. Ive searched youtube as i fully expected someone filming it and posting it on there, it amazes me how in this day and age there has been no actual footage about
5. The thought crossed my mind, too. But 777s are two a penny so why film it? It's too far from the observation point for anyone to notice it was too low until too late.
6. They were maybe to busy Ducking , I would have been laid out on the grass ,if it came that near the Perimater fence
7. it is like train spotting a every day event do you film the arrival of th 1.10 from kings cross
8. For one thing the flight was late, it was due in at 9.30am not midday so any avid 777 spotters (and oh yes they are out there) would not have had that as a scheduled landing time.
9. From what I heard, the engines shut down two miles b-4 landing. Not much time to get a video of it.