Kalitta Air B-747 goes off the runway!
05-25-2008, 05:54 AM
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Kalitta Air B-747 goes off the runway!
Just came across this a while ago!
http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=46317
Hope the hurt crew makes it fine!
Best wishes & prayers to all 4!
Fly safe y'all
http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=46317
Hope the hurt crew makes it fine!
Best wishes & prayers to all 4!
Fly safe y'all
05-25-2008, 06:36 AM
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html
Boeing 747 'splits in two' on take off
* Story Highlights
* Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes on take off at Brussels airport
* Reports say aircraft split in two on crash
* No word on condition of crew
* Next Article in World »
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport, authorities said.
Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured, said Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem. The mayor was coordinating rescue efforts after the crash.
"The plane is not on fire but it has split into two," he told VRT radio.
Firefighters were coating the wings of the plane with special fire retardant foam as a precaution because the plane was still full of jet fuel, the mayor said.
He said the plane was on a scheduled flight to Bahrain. It was not known what cargo the plane was carrying.
The plane came to a halt at the end of a runway, near houses and a cemetery.
Vermeiren said the pilot told rescue authorities he heard a large noise while trying to take off just after midday. It was not yet clear what caused the crash.
The plane is owned by Kalitta Air, a cargo carrier based in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Boeing 747 'splits in two' on take off
* Story Highlights
* Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes on take off at Brussels airport
* Reports say aircraft split in two on crash
* No word on condition of crew
* Next Article in World »
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport, authorities said.
Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured, said Francis Vermeiren, mayor of the nearby town of Zaventem. The mayor was coordinating rescue efforts after the crash.
"The plane is not on fire but it has split into two," he told VRT radio.
Firefighters were coating the wings of the plane with special fire retardant foam as a precaution because the plane was still full of jet fuel, the mayor said.
He said the plane was on a scheduled flight to Bahrain. It was not known what cargo the plane was carrying.
The plane came to a halt at the end of a runway, near houses and a cemetery.
Vermeiren said the pilot told rescue authorities he heard a large noise while trying to take off just after midday. It was not yet clear what caused the crash.
The plane is owned by Kalitta Air, a cargo carrier based in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
05-25-2008, 07:26 AM
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Just came across this a while ago!
http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=46317
Hope the hurt crew makes it fine!
Best wishes & prayers to all 4!
Fly safe y'all
http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=46317
Hope the hurt crew makes it fine!
Best wishes & prayers to all 4!
Fly safe y'all
05-25-2008, 09:33 AM
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Very glad to hear the crew is ok! Wow, has anyone heard why the plane split up like that?
Last edited by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE; 05-25-2008 at 10:22 AM.
05-25-2008, 09:35 AM
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Looks like that ride down the slide would be wild. Then again is beats a rope anyday.
05-25-2008, 10:12 AM
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Nothing a bit of speed tape won't fix...
Glad all is well.
Cheers,
Craig
Glad all is well.Cheers,
Craig
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