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Old 28th August 2012 | 20:13
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Airbubba
 
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Always surprises me that I have photos of two seperate US Airways B767-200s heading across the pond departing with no flaps !
Had I been on board I suspect I would have been bricking it!
I realize that you may possibly not be a pilot but flaps 1 is a legal takeoff setting in the 767. The flaps stay up but the slats are extended to the takeoff position.

Here's an example on a takeoff out of PHL:

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