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Air Zimbabwe aircraft skids off runway for warthog strike

Harare, Zimbabwe - Equipment seized to two journalist who photographed the event

A Xian MA-60 aircraft of the airline Air Zimbabwe Tuesday evening had a curious accident, luckily without consequences for the 34 passengers on board. The airplane in fact, just before takeoff from Harare airport (Zimbabwe), suddenly skidded off the runway after what has been said being a warthog strike, reporting serious damage to the left side of the airframe. "The Aviation Herald" reported that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110945
Rome, Italy, 11/05/2009 13:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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