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Old 25th Oct 2023, 01:32
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MechEngr
 
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My favorite was a T-tail, probably a 727, that accumulated enough snow overnight to tip. They built a snow pile under the nose gear to prevent disaster if the snow were to slide off the stabilizer.

It must have been in the 1960s as the clipping I recall seeing in 1975 was yellowed with age.
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