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South Africa: aircraft loses engine during takeoff

Cape Town, South Africa - The airplane belongs to the Nationwide airline

Yesterday, a Nationwide Boeing B-737 aircraft lost an engine soon after the takeoff from the international airport of Cape Town, bound for Johannesburg. "That's our engine that's just fallen off", said one of the passengers that was in a seat directly over the wing and looking out of the window when the engine dropped. The pilot used the second engine to complete the manoeuvre. The airplace touched...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1081794
Rome, Italy, 11/08/2007 18:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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