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Old 6th September 2001 | 04:26
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
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OK Chaps - back to basics!

It seems that the aircraft took off above both MTOW and RTOW.

It seems that there might have been damage to the undercarriage caused by poor maintenance and possibly exacerbated by the overweight take-off.

It is certain that a tyre failed. Probably due to an external cause, but perhaps the tyre was also weakened by the overweight take-off.

It is certain that both No 1 and No 2 engine suffered loss of thrust, although the No 1 later recovered.

It seems that the No 2 engine was shut down without a clear command at at time when the Commander was desperately trying to fly his aircraft to an emergency landing at Le Bourget.

During the attempt to reach Le Bourget, despite the heroic attempts of the late Capt Marty and his crew, the aircraft departed from controlled flight.

HE DID HIS BEST!!
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