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  1. 2006-10-21, 01:52 PM #1
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    British Airways 777 Near Collision off Florida Coast

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... =1770&ct=5
    A packed British Airways jet was just seconds from disaster after plummeting out of the sky in a dramatic near miss over America, it has emerged.

    BA flight 2166 carrying 175 terrified passengers, three pilots and 11 crew plunged 600 feet in a bid to avoid collision with another plane above it.

    Two passengers and four crew members were injured in the dramatic incident which took place at 16,500 feet just 15 minutes after take off from Tampa in Florida.
    Article includes a nice photo of the 777CRJ.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  2. 2006-10-21, 01:58 PM #2
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    oh yeah a PACKED triple with 175 onboard. PLUNGED 600 feet sheesh! can the Daily Mail be any more dramatic.
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  3. 2006-10-21, 04:18 PM #3
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    My goodness sounds like whoever wrote the article is ready to write a Hollywood type script!
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  4. 2006-10-21, 04:23 PM #4
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    Welcome to the world of the UK tabloids. Never believe anything they write, its nearly all made dramatic just to sell papers.
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