Boeing 747 breaks in HALF during takeoff in Brussels

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5-26-2008 @ 3:25AM

Wes said...

So my dad was the flight engineer on this flight. He and the flight crew are all doing fine. What happend was the pilot and crew heard a loud explosion and desiced to abort the take off. Since the run way was so short it was impossible to stop the plane short of the end of the runway. The plain viered into an embankment causing the fuselage to crack and break in half. As far as the details go thats all he really knows. According to him the plane was not overloaded, they where about 15000 pounds under the planes weight limit. Anyway he's stuck in Brussels pending the investation.

5-26-2008 @ 7:43AM

Emma Leigh said...

Glad to hear you dad is okay. It's amazing no one got hurt.

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