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Nose gear collapses during takeoff, US Airways aircraft skids off the runway at Philadelphia (VIDEO)

Philadelphia, USA - No injuries reported for passengers and crew members

The nose gear of a US Airways aircraft with 154 persons on board (149 passengers and four crew members) collapsed when the plane was about to take off from Philadelphia International Airport, therefore skidding off the runway of the American hub. The Airbus A-320 of the Tempe-based airline was about to depart, bound for Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 pm on Thursday 13 March (10:30 pm GMT/UTC): emergency...

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Rome, Italy, 03/14/2014 13:29
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