UPS Flight 6 Memorial
09-03-2010, 08:34 AM
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Crash
One of my fellow DXB pilots called me within minutes of it happening. He said a plane had come low over his house shaking the place and then he heard an explosion/impact and then saw a big smoke plume.
Something bad has happened.
YF
Something bad has happened.
YF
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09-03-2010, 08:35 AM
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DUBAI | Fri Sep 3, 2010 12:17pm EDT
DUBAI (Reuters) - A cargo plane crashed on a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, setting some cars on fire, Al Arabiya television reported.
Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. Officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
DUBAI (Reuters) - A cargo plane crashed on a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, setting some cars on fire, Al Arabiya television reported.
Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. Officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
09-03-2010, 08:36 AM
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09-03-2010, 08:38 AM
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American cargo plane attempting to land at Dubai's airport instead crashed on a busy highway Friday, setting some cars on fire and killing several people, Al Arabiya television reported.
Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. The dead were thought to be the cargo plane's crew.
A large section of the plane was visibly on fire before it crashed.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. The dead were thought to be the cargo plane's crew.
A large section of the plane was visibly on fire before it crashed.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
09-03-2010, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by nathanexplosion
Heard a cargo bird just went down in Dubai...anyone have any info?
BBC News - Plane 'crashes on Dubai highway'
It came down on the highway.
09-03-2010, 08:48 AM
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I can't pull up the local TV from my location ...
https://video.alarabiya.net/eaatv.html
Al Arabiya reported that the plane belonged to an unidentified U.S. company.
https://video.alarabiya.net/eaatv.html
Al Arabiya reported that the plane belonged to an unidentified U.S. company.
09-03-2010, 08:48 AM
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I heard it was a ups 747, saw it on the internet: Aircraft Crash In Dubai? — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
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