He's saying the plane may have been shot down, instead of the hijackers crashing it.

The last cockpit to ATC contact was 1/2 hour prior to the plane crashing.
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She was standin' alone over by the juke box, like she'd something to sell.
I said "baby, what's the goin' price?" She told me to go to hell.

Bon Scott - Shot Down in Flames