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ceesriderman
20th Aug 2010, 11:08
Hi - does anyone out there happen to know the registration of the World Airways DC-10 that got covered in ash and tipped onto its tail at Cubi Point Naval Air Station on 15 June 1991, due to the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo?

Can't find it in any of the aviation websites.

Thanks in advance.

Davidsoffice
20th Aug 2010, 13:26
N105WA. Plenty of photos of it on t'web.

49th
20th Aug 2010, 14:57
A photo is here:

How Volcanic Ash Can Kill An Airplane (http://jalopnik.com/5517775/how-volcanic-ash-can-kill-an-airplane)