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Canadair's tyre explodes; Bari's airport closed

Bari, Italy - Also blocked the two candidate majors of Bari

The tyre of a wheel of the front gear of a Canadair aircraft, which was coming back from a firefighting mission n the area of Gravina di Puglia, exploded yesterday on landing at Bari-Palese, blocking "Karol Wojtyla" airport for more than 5 hours. To repair and remove the damaged aircraft it has been necessary to wait for another Canadair to arrive from Rome carrying the spares. Only at 6:00 pm local...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106033
Rome, Italy, 06/18/2009 13:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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