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Airbus A319 damaged in Istanbul incident

Submitted by Richard on 12 Aug 2010

Turkey

Investigators are attending the scene of a runway incident at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in which an Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 has been damaged.Images from the scene show that the twin-engined aircraft appears to have suffered the loss of its nose-gear in the event.

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