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Old 16th Oct 2016, 13:01
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Spiney Norman
 
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F-FN seemed to operate for a considerable period but must have been replaced by another aircraft after the accident for at least a while. I have no idea what. Probably the longest lived cargo flight must have been EXT111 which, if memory serves, (it often doesn't), came from Maastricht? I recall it as a Swearingen, a Shorts 360, and a GAF Nomad. There must have been others? I noticed recently it still operates! But in to Birmingham these days. I was on duty the night the Swearingen ran off the side of 08 but was recovered and departed a few hours later! Also, when the Nomad went total radio failure whilst inbound and actually flew the full Barkway arrival. It was the only time I encountered a total R/T failure of an IFR aircraft in all my time as an ATCO, (fortunately).
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