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23rd Aug 2008, 08:10
From KUNA (Kuwait News Agency)
KUWAIT, Aug 21 - A small base station antenna of Kuwait International AirportKuwait International Airport was damaged on Thursday when the wheels of a cargo plane hit it during take-off.
"The plane is a foreign military aircraft of Alushen 76 type (wrong spelling, it should be Ilyushin)," Director of Operations of Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation Essam Al-Zamel told KUNA.
"The aircraft was taking off the eastern runway of the airport when on route to Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
"It was on so low altitude that its wheels touched the base station antenna at the end of the runway," he revealed.
"Minor material damage resulted from the accident and the aircraft pursued its destination," he added, noting that the accident did not hinder the air traffic at the airport at all.
KUWAIT, Aug 21 - A small base station antenna of Kuwait International AirportKuwait International Airport was damaged on Thursday when the wheels of a cargo plane hit it during take-off.
"The plane is a foreign military aircraft of Alushen 76 type (wrong spelling, it should be Ilyushin)," Director of Operations of Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation Essam Al-Zamel told KUNA.
"The aircraft was taking off the eastern runway of the airport when on route to Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
"It was on so low altitude that its wheels touched the base station antenna at the end of the runway," he revealed.
"Minor material damage resulted from the accident and the aircraft pursued its destination," he added, noting that the accident did not hinder the air traffic at the airport at all.