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Old 26th Aug 2008, 18:18
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The tail hit the ground first out of the landing strip, breaking/detaching itself.
I don't think they mean the tail plane/fin detached itself. The item marked is the cone for the tail escape slide - I think. To my mind that's the bit 'they' refer to as the tail. Or is this obvious?

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