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Old 18th Oct 2007, 10:17
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Aircraft Fire - Alice Springs

Mrs C mentioned this to me tonight. A search on the ABC web site revealed;

Originally Posted by ABC
NT pilot escapes fire unharmed

A pilot has managed to safely land a plane at Alice Springs Airport despite it being on fire at the time.

Territory police say the twin-engine cargo plane is extensively damaged after the blaze, which happened just before 12.30am ACST.

The 28-year-old pilot has not been injured.

Territory and airport fire crews put out the blaze.

The Air Transport Safety Bureau is expected to investigate the cause of the fire.
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