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Old 13th Feb 2006, 18:54
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Originally Posted by GK430
One was in Entebbe after diverting following an engine shutdown. Upon inspection, the locals were none too impressed with the freight being carried. And that's another tale!
I remember - and still have a photograph - of that. I was in the terminal when it taxied out for a 3-engined departure. As an air-crazy schoolboy I insisted that my Dad took a photograph as it taxied past. A copper saw him do it and insisted that he had broken some obscure law and made him hand over the film from his camera. While this was going on he didn't notice me taking a picture myself on my Instamatic..............
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