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Air space over the

North Atlantic Ocean

Lat = 45 degrees, 21.4 minutes North

Long = 27 degrees, 25.3 minutes West

Monday 4th September 1989 (two weeks later)

Thirteen hundred hours and sixteen minutes

Local time.

The Boeing 747 Jumbo was at an altitude of forty-two thousand feet on a heading of twenty-four degrees north by north east, destination Heathrow airport London.

In the first class lounge area, Ruth and Max were enjoying a glass of Champaign, they were returning from the island of St Lucia following their two weeks of sun, sea and enjoying each other company.

Max was reading one of the English tabloid papers and his eyes had been drawn to a short article on page seven referring to the air crash of flight number BA-323, he read the article and then placed the paper down on his lap.

Ruth looked at him and said, “Anything of interest in there love?”

“Just the usual stuff darling, remember that plane crash last month where the BA aircraft when down on route to New York?”

“Yes; I haven’t heard much more about it Max.”

“There is a short article in the paper; apparently it appears that an on-board fire was possibly responsible, there is a suggestion that some of the cargo may have been suspicious or even illegal. MI5 are still looking into it.”

Ruth looked at her watch reached for the Champaign magnum and refilled both there glasses and said, “A toast, to a wonderful holiday and hopefully if it is not too much to ask for, calm seas for the foreseeable future.”

Max raised his glass and replied, “I’ll drink to all those, cheers darling.”

There glasses chinked together and they both drank the Champaign.

Three hours later, their plane touched down at Heathrow airport.