Carlos W (or CW) has written a very interesting essay about the plane that went missing last year from Angola- a plane that has not yet turned up. Definitely go read it - it's excellent.
He has a very good blog over there, by the way. Beautiful photographs, and extensive essays on myriad topics. His essays on Belize made me feel like I was right there with him, seeing it all.
Posted by sheilaThanks Red...
Some updates to the story: Ben Padilla's family say that neither he nor the other mechanic seen boarding the plane with him were capable of flying a 727, so they believe he (and the plane) were hijacked.
Also 3X-GOM looks like it may not be the missing 727, wherever it is, but rather an exact double - another 727-223/adv sold by American Airlines at the same time as the missing N844AA.
Posted by: CW at February 8, 2004 7:25 AMUpdate: Joseph Padilla, brother of the missing airplane repo man Ben Padilla, left an extensive post on my site about the missing 727. It's very interesting. He has promised me some photos of his brother that I will post when I receive them.
Posted by: CW at February 9, 2004 9:30 AMI would like to see the comments sent by Joe Padilla about his missing brother. On the Greta Van Susternen Show he mentioned a terrorist higher than Bin Laden.... that is the name I would like, who is he? thank you, DBT
Posted by: David Travis at March 23, 2004 5:44 PMHello,
Yes I did mention a name that is as high or higher up on the line of terroist than Bin Laden.
The persons name is Victor Bout.
You can do a search on Victor Bout and see all the terroists acts he commits.
He was seen at the airport a few days before the boeing 727 that my brother disappeared on.
This guy Bout use to be a head person with the KGB. Now he runs diamond mines, sells the diamonds and buys arms for Al Quaida.
He is a very powerful person in all of Africa.
He buys and steals planes all the time when able.
Check out all the stories about Victor Bout on the internet and you will see what I am talking about.
I have heard just this week that the FBI has stopped looking for my brother.
They are just saying that they have written him off as either crashed in the water or in the deap jungle somewhere.
So, now I do ot know what I am going to to next on the search for my brother.
I have tried everthing I know how,but still do not know what else to do.
I would like to post the pictures of my brother, Ben Charles Padilla, Jr. but in the site, there is no way that I can post them.
Please let me know an e-mail address that I can send the pictures of my brother to.
If anyone has any information about this, please e-mail me at, padilla1956@cox.net or my phone number in Pensacola, Fl. is , 850-944-9688
Thank you so much.
Joe Padilla