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Old 25th Oct 2016, 14:19
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Originally Posted by TURIN
BBC seems to need a spotter on the books.

BBC NEWS
We do have some serious spotters here that the BBC could use.

Looks like the plane was G-XLEB, an A380-841.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...g-xleb#b697f10

Here's the predictable lede from the Sun:

PANIC AT 30,000FT British Ariways [sic ] flight BA286 pilots among 25 crew rushed to Vancouver hospital for smoke inhalation after emergency landing
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/204592...ency-declared/
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