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#NotOTD 31/03/1993: JAL Cargo Flight 46E, a B-747, has in incident over Alaska (US). All 5 aboard unharmed. After departure, jet was at 2000 ft when #2 engine fell from the wing, crew was able to land safely. Inquiry pointed combination of turbulence and pylon fatigue crack. ImageImageImageImage
#Thread Period News. Aircraft [N473EV] was owned by Evergreen International Airlines and was performing the flight on behalf of JAL Cargo nytimes.com/1993/10/14/us/…
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#NotOTD in 09/02/1943: a BOAC B-24 [AL591] on a personnel transportation flight crashes in Gander (Canada), 19 of 21 aboard die. Aircraft ran out of fuel, went down 10 mi from airport, while attempting an emergency landing. Factors: weather, instrument issues, airport lighting. Image
#Thread ASN [@AviationSafety] Entry. BOAC operated converted Liberator IIs for transatlantic operations. Aircraft was chartering 18 members of RAF´s “Ferry Command”, who were returning from a delivery flight to England and were set to fly more aircraft aviation-safety.net/wikibase/33956
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