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Old 17th Jun 2009, 13:19
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I remember passing a JAL DC8 in our crew taxi from Bombay airport. It was in a ditch at the end of the runway at Juhu aerodrome looking very sorry for itself - a write-off. I think it was 1973. It had been a misty morning and they were guided in on radar at 500 ft and told to report runway in sight. Well they spotted the threshold markings at Juhu so landed not being able to see the end in the mist. They must have had a real shock when they did see the end as it was only about 4000ft max. I can't remember if there were any casualties.
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