| Description | Contains a letter and e-mail, dated 23 January and 29 October 2002, to Thomas Gold about American Airlines flight 587 crashing in the Belle Habor section of New York on 12 November 2001. Gold thought that the accident could have been caused by a sudden eruption of gas from the ground. Also contains copies of a paper by Thomas Gold and Richard Spalding, 'A natural phenomenon that may cause a severe aircraft hazard?', 20 June 2000. The paper suggests that some aeroplane accidents could be caused by gas emissions and notes that several accidents have occurred along the north-eastern American continental shelf. Also includes copies of a paper by Thomas Gold, 'Gas clouds, a possible severe aircraft hazard?', 19 Nov 1999. The file has been numbered 2242-2243 suggesting that the papers may originally have been filed with Thomas Gold's correspondence (TG/2). |