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Old 9th Aug 2008, 10:13
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CargoFlyer11
 
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Tire Mark

It appears to me that the tire mark in the photo :MyAviation.net - Aviation Photo Gallery is from the nose gear as they tried to turn away from the wall - if you look at it you can see that it goes from a double mark to a single mark as it approaches the wall; apparently as the nose steering is turned more, the tires begin to scrub more - then when the nose gear breaks off from impacting the wall, it moves more to the right, and ends up near #4 engine...
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