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Old 17th Jan 2008, 15:07
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Feathers McGraw
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ITYF that it was the starboard u/c assembly departing that struck the horizontal stabiliser, the pix I've seen show that the port u/c is jammed under the fuselage with the top of the leg several feet through the wing top surface whereas the other main u/c legs (starboard and centre) are some couple of hundred metres behind the airframe.

Whatever the cause, and as ever there are conflicting reports, it seems all the crew earned their pay and our respect today.

It seems to me that it's probably just as well that they touched down in some nice soft soggy grass, the same descent rate onto the tarmac could have resulted in a lot more damage, perhaps breaking the fuselage and allowing a lot of fuel to leak out.
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