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Old 2nd Oct 2019, 11:19
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blind pew
 
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And Swissair ditched in the channel after running out of fuel.

IIRC Ice hockey match on TV in Geneva that everyone was watching which led to a made dash to make schedule which hadnt been refuelled.
Crew survived ( company requirement to be able to swim). Some Pax drowned as no life jackets.
Then there was the BEA Airtours 707 taxying in when a big red light illuminated " I say john whats that light for?" P3 "coz tge f##king motors stopped sir"
1970s.
Concorde incident lead to a permanent retirement.
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