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It was indeed, but not quite as spectacular as Eric, Mario and Steve in an A300 over Baghdad, when they took a hit from a SAM at climb out, lost all hydraulics and was flying in a war zone with the left wing on fire. They managed to get it down, performed a go around, landed on all 3 and could walk away from the aircraft.
A necessary off-topic to help you realize the full extend of their experience. They didn't just walk away from the aircraft. They veered off the runway on landing, crashed through the fence and stopped beyond the airport limits. They deployed an emergency slide and went down only to hear some military people screaming for them to not move. It turned out they stopped in the middle of the mine field surrounding the airport and had to wait for the mine clearing squad to walk them out of there. Truly an amazing example of unbelievable luck. And of course fantastic airmanship. KUDOS!