Tradewinds B747F in Medellin, Colombia (Incl pix)
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Tradewinds B747F in Medellin, Colombia (Incl pix)
07 JUN 2006 Boeing 747 runway overrun at Medellin, Colombia
Tradewinds International Airlines' Boeing 747-200F N922FT was damaged after sustaining an engine failure on takeoff from Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG). Takeoff was aborted but the airplane overran the wet runway and came to rest 150 m past the runway end. MDE has a single 3500 m long runway. The airport was closed from 07:05 to 09:40.(El Tiempo)
Apparently it's a write-off. No idea on injuries.
Tradewinds International Airlines' Boeing 747-200F N922FT was damaged after sustaining an engine failure on takeoff from Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG). Takeoff was aborted but the airplane overran the wet runway and came to rest 150 m past the runway end. MDE has a single 3500 m long runway. The airport was closed from 07:05 to 09:40.(El Tiempo)
Apparently it's a write-off. No idea on injuries.
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It appears the damage is quite substantial. The left main gear is torn off, #2engine is partially torn off, significant damage to lower fuselage near landing gears and near nose, fuselage is buckled near nose.
I dont think this one will be back in the air anytime soon, if at all
I dont think this one will be back in the air anytime soon, if at all
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Were you talking to me??? Names not Neil but those are the photos that were in the link. They have since been removed as they exceeded bandwith.
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Were you talking to me??? Names not Neil but those are the photos that were in the link. They have since been removed as they exceeded bandwith.
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SFD, Neil Armstrong posted a link to photobucket, which (at least for me) didn't work. I got the photos by email from within our organisation yesterday morning. Same for the Arrow pix.
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Amazing what some mud will do. 
Link to video of the event:
http://www.airdisaster.com/download/tradewinds.shtml
Link to video of the event:
http://www.airdisaster.com/download/tradewinds.shtml
