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I don’t think it exploded. It broke up by hitting the ground (not by exploding) which caused fuel and oxygen to leak out, which then ignited in a large fireball. But maybe this is splitting hairs. It sure looked like an explosion.



oxygen to leak out, which then ignited in a large fireball.

That sounds a lot like a thermoberic bomb :)




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