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Old July 4th 16, 12:19 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default Planespotter near-disaster

A crowd of about 1,000 had gathered to watch the final landing of a Transall
C-160 which was about to be decommissioned after many years of service. All
appeared to be going smoothly as it approached the Ballenstedt airfield in
Germany. Suddenly the pilot reported that he could not see the start of the
runway from his cockpit -- and came down on a side road where many of the
spotters were standing. As some fled in terror, the braver or more foolhardy
stood their ground, keeping their cameras trained on the 31-ton aircraft to
catch every second of the action. And two of them standing beside a fence
post came within inches of being crushed under its wheels. The plane then
bounced up in the air, the pilot regained control and landed it safely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qO6z6bTa-E

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