So, I don't want to take away from Fitch, the flight crew needed all the help they could to control the plane and he helped a great deal. But it sounds like because he was the source for the TV show, the impression might have been given that he was the sole reason that there were survivors. I think its fair to say that the entire flight crew, led by the Captain, had a big part in that also.
Is that Iowa crash footage available on line? Sounds incredible that someone managed to capture it on film.
I'm surprised if you've never seen it, it was seen so much back when it happened. I found this link through Wikipedia:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=52...mp;q=flight+232
Thanks for the link, but nope, never seen it.