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India Four Two
3rd Dec 2019, 00:32
An RCAF CC-150 (A310-300) was seriously damaged during a towing accident at Trenton in October.
Reportedly jumped the chocks while waiting for a tug.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/6245155/canada-prime-minister-plane-grounded
Asturias56
3rd Dec 2019, 07:40
Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread :cool:
Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread :cool:
RCAF paying the holiday bonuses at Air Transat this year? https://www.airtransat.com/en-CA/travel-information/our-fleet/airbus-a310-300
Waiting for a tug? Was it going to be beamed in?
West Coast
3rd Dec 2019, 22:36
Waiting for a tug? Was it going to be beamed in?
That’ll buff out.
It had to be said.
Asturias56
4th Dec 2019, 08:16
Perhaps a Cunning Plan to get something a bit newer?
langleybaston
4th Dec 2019, 18:35
The shiny bits do look rather nice ..................
Lyneham Lad
4th Dec 2019, 19:58
An RCAF CC-150 (A310-300) was seriously damaged during a towing accident at Trenton in October.
Reportedly jumped the chocks while waiting for a tug.
Did someone lose patience and decide to move her under her own steam? The mind boggles...
Or someone else has jumped to a conclusion! ;)
NutLoose
4th Dec 2019, 23:11
Seen many an aircraft jump chocks, the worry on that will be the front pressure bulkhead.
Tankertrashnav
5th Dec 2019, 00:13
Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread :cool:
Well I thought it was something even older. I thought a CC150 must mean a VIP version of one of these:
https://www.google.com/search?q=c150+aircraft&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVpf7iqJ3mAhXHVsAKHcWXC5IQ_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=1366&bih=654#imgrc=JOCXkoaPeU1NsM: