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Old 14th Jun 2011, 07:13
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BTW, are those things like a brick when you lose one engine after take-off
Not sure that it actually lost the engine, though the prop does appear to have been feathered.

According to other websites, the fire was spotted by an accompanying P-40, and was below the wing just aft and outboard of number two; it then attempted to return to Aurora. Presumably the fire quickly became intense enough to demand an immediate landing.
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