>it wasn't the Vanagon that was moving - it was the
>plane, which clipped the top of the Vanagon (either on takeoff or
>landing, I forget which).

This should be obvious. The roof is STRONG. Forget James Bond; car
roofs don't come off when the vehicle hits a low object! It takes a
LOT more force than that.
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Andrew Grebneff
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