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Old 01-25-2008, 03:40 PM   #69
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Default Re: Breaking News - Heathrow Shutdown, BA772 landed short of the runway.

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Originally Posted by Prestwick Pioneer View Post
Not too far at all. Its just by hatton cross bus/underground station, to cover it on foot would take a few minutes on foot. The triple has now been moved to the side of the white hangar (visible in background). There was discussion about it being rebuilt, but although it looks superficially ok, the more you look at it, the more things wrong you can see with it. and altho it might have been an optical illusion, the forward fuselage looked ever so slightly bent and the starboard stabiliser leading edge has been shredded by the departing main gear.
Hey Prestwick, just noticed you're from Birmingham, home of my favorite band ... Ali Campbell and Company ... yup ... yah maan ... UB40!!!

Saw them twice last summer (in a span of three days) when they were touring southern California ... they're fun!

Long live dem boyz!!!

(JUST ADDED - talk about WEIRD TIMING!!! )

I just found out that Ali Campbell is QUITTING UB40 as of TODAY!!!

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