... however, I fail to find anything incredulous about not believing a passport survived the fire that cremated the hijacker, fell to ground through the fireball and was handed in as evidence.
Why not? It's a common occurence. The passport (along with any other small, lightweight objects that could be easily moved by intense air pressure) moved ahead of the fireball and was ejected from the building along with a huge amount of other debris.As the plane hits the building the nose is crushed, air pressure builds up inside the passenger and crew compartments and this, along with momentum, carries anything lightweight and aerodynamic forward, further aided by the pressure wave in front of the fireball.
In addition to the examples an explanations given above, here's what I'm sure you'll find to be a real mind blower:
A soldier in a firefight during the Vietnam War is killed by a mortar round which impacts a foot or so from where he is standing, literally blowing him to pieces. In the aftermath a letter he was writing home is found on the ground several meters from the impact site, still intact, even readable. Not a scorch or tear on it.
How could such a fragile thing as a mere piece of paper, protected by nothing more substantial than a shirt pocket, survive such a horrendous explosion?
This is not some fictional example, BTW, it really happened. I was there and witnessed it.
I notice you (and your fellow thruthers) are still focused on trivialities and refusing to provide anyone with a detailed, cogent prima facie case.
Wonder why.