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Old 12th Mar 2005, 23:18
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Tartan Giant
 
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Evac with no injuries

Evac with no injuries.

Going slightly off the B747 UD solo evac and, adding toTheOddOne's post,

I've only seen one evac where no-one got hurt getting out, an F27, they were able to just step out as normal.
There was a deH Comet 4B aircraft evacuation on the 25 March 1978 at LGW where 95 pax plus crew all left the aircraft via chutes in 33 seconds (ATC tower timing) and there were no injuries at all. Just for the record.

Whilst no where near the B747 shute exit level heights, it was a full blooded evacuation after the aircraft had landed from declaring an emergency (fire warning, No2 engine).

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