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Old 23rd Dec 2013, 12:06
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Romeo E.T.
 
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Could ATC have warned them?
Nope, the distance from the tower at night to this point is too great, and the B747 only deviated from the taxiway by a few metres before it hit the support equipment building, probably in the order of 5 to 10 secs from deviation from the taxiway to impact.
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