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To: zipper

This seems to happen occasionally, wasn’t there a big cargo plane that accidently landed at a commuter airport a couple months back?


16 posted on 01/12/2014 11:44:26 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL

Yes, it was a Dreamlifter that landed at the wrong airport.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/21/21559785-giant-boeing-747-freighter-successfully-lands-at-intended-airport?lite


17 posted on 01/12/2014 11:50:34 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: GeronL

Yes, a C-17 landed close to Tampa at a small airport, a similar screw-up. They also had only a few feet remaining by the time they stopped. The crew was replaced and the C-17 was flown out a few hours later, much to the embarrassment of the AF.


22 posted on 01/13/2014 12:00:06 AM PST by zipper ("The Second Amendment IS my carry permit!" -- Ted Nugent)
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To: GeronL

It happens more frequently than people realize and most often in clear weather.


50 posted on 01/13/2014 6:04:41 AM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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