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Belgium Students do Emergency Exits as Planes Left Engine Catches Fire

The plane was on jumprun to drop the 12 static line students that were on board. After dropping 3 or 4 students, there was a sudden explosion of the left engine and it started burning. The instructors on board dropped the remaining students, while the pilot was performing the emergency procedure.

There was no panic on board and both the instructors and pilot did an excellent job. The pilot managed to land the plane safely in a nearby field. The left engine is completely burned and there is probably some structural damage to the wing.

Translated from http://www.xs4all.nl/~jjacobs/vvp/mededeling.html

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