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Japan: emergency landing for a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 airplane

Tokyo, Japan - About 30 wounded due to a severe turbulence

About 30 people were injured after a passenger jet was hit by severe turbulence as it neared the end of a flight from Manila to Tokyo. "Two people were seriously injured and about 30 slightly injured", the official said. There were no reports of deaths. "The turbulence occurred 25 to 30 minutes before landing, when the seatbelt light was on", he said. The Boeing 747-400 plane was carrying 408...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1100071
Rome, Italy, 02/20/2009 12:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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