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Old 21st Dec 2013, 20:43
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RAF C17 daring landing at Juba, South Sudan

At Juba Airport, South Sudan, on last Thurday a Nova Airlines B737 had a nose gear collapse after landing. The aircraft came to a halt at about 2/3 of the length of the runway.

Very bad timing for a crash as lots of foreigners were scheduled to be evacuated out of Juba because of the recent violence.

This story below suggests a RAF C17 landed at the runway while the Nova Air B737 was still on the runway.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/r...om-south-sudan

In another article it was said that the Nova Air aircraft was removed at the last minute from the runway but was still dangerously close to it.

RAF plane drama in South Sudan evacuation - ITV News
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