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A Sad Sight

Postby Willit Run » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:58 am

Went down to PHL today to see a fallen bird. :'(   Here are some shots of the UPS DC-8 that caught on fire as it appraoched PHL.  Everyone onboard were safe thank God!!  Here is a link for more details
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/13824746.htm

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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby beaky » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:09 am

That approach must've been a smoky nightmare... crew did a good job.
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby beefhole » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:19 pm

Wow, that looks pretty bad, but it speaks volumes about the structural integrity... kudos to the crew indeed... (knowing Philly they'll probably just leave that lying around for a decade or two)
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby Craig. » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:23 pm

Shame, there are so few of these left.
Looks a bit better than the Fed-ex DC10 that burnt up on landing in Memphis last year.
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby Boomtown Rat » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:14 am

Just put a Band-Aid on it, take the pills, and call me in the morning.  ::)

Thank Goodness the crew made it out ok!
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby C » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:09 am

Looks very lucky to me... :o

Crew did a good job by the looks of it. :)
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby Willit Run » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:18 pm

The crew did a fantastic job and thank God it was 6600 packages onboard and not 200 passengers! :)

  It is ashame to see a DC-8 that will never fly again!
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby Omag 2.0 » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:44 pm

Ah rats! Such a lovely plane!  :-/

Kudos to the crew though...
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Re: A Sad Sight

Postby Willit Run » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:36 pm

Here are some pictures and a link to video about the UPS DC-8 Fire if you are interested.
http://nbc10.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=82576

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