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2004-12-23

How to land a commercial jetliner after being hit by a ground-to-air missile
or, The ultimate in on-the-job training



Bob's Junkmail points to a rather gripping article, which he introduces thusly:



A little over a year ago I remember reading about a DHL plane that was hit by a missile shortly after takeoff at Baghdad. They returned to land. It didn't seem like too big a deal to me at the time. The other day I ran across the details of that flight, and I was very impressed. Those guys are good AND lucky.


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