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Old 11th Apr 2016, 20:15
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OO-FLH and the Great Storm 16/10/87

Originally Posted by treadigraph
I believe the inverted Arrow IV, OO-FLH, was a victim of the 'Great Storm' of October 1987 - I happened to have visited Luton on the day of the storm and remember that pic or very similar in the Telegraph a day or two later.
A couple more pictures of OO-FLH. Shortly after I took the 2nd picture the chain attached to the nose snapped causing the aircraft to swing dangerously close to the personnel behind it.






All flights were cancelled until around lunchtime, with aircraft being turned into wind.
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