Ash clouds threaten air traffic

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BA9 Was at night

@ Royalist

I said much earlier on this thread that I had been in the BA 1982 Timor Sea/Indonesia incident when the a/c lost all four engines simultaneously. This was daytime - bright sun "clear" visibility

History shows that the incident happened at night in darkness...

At approximately 13:42 UTC (20:42 Jakarta time), engine number four began surging and soon BA9 flame out. The flight crew immediately performed the engine shutdown drill, quickly cutting off fuel supply and arming the fire extinguishers. Less than a minute later, at 13:43 UTC (20:43 Jakarta time)