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Old 16th Aug 2017, 15:03
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Apparently the nose wheel doors may have been partly opened - as you may recall, a passenger died when the old Plane Sailing Catalina sank in The Solent while landing in 2000 - the doors failed and the inrush of water ruptured a bulkhead.

An excellent landing indeed and hopefully minimal damage.
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