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Old 14th Jul 2002, 16:44
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Post 747-100 (for USAF) blind over Germany

German media reporting about a Boeing 747-100 with "military freight" onboard, which lost nearly all of the navigational aids shortly after t/o from Ramstein. It was about the same time the SWISS SAAB 2000 landed unscheduled in Werneuchen near Berlin with that wall on the tarmac, causing loss of the undercarriage at rollout. The 747 was escorted then by two fighter-jets to Frankfurt (approach from the east via Würzburg) for emergency landing. Unfortunately the wx became worse in Frankfurt, but better over Ramstein, so the 747 was vectored and escorted back to Ramstein, where the Freighter landed safely, thanks to heaven and to all involved.
Just to mention this incident; media reports, the freight was very delicat military freight; it was reported, the pilot refused every info about his load . . .
Here a report (in german):
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,205145,00.html

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