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Air France Airbus skidded off runway in Canada

Toronto, Canada - Passengers evacuated airplane before it caught fire

An Airbus A-340 by Air France, flying from Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport carrying 297 passengers and 12 crew members, skidded off runway and caught fire while was landing at Toronto’s "Pearson" International Airport at about 4:00pm yesterday: 43 persons, including pilot, emerged lightly injured. Aboard the French plane also 19 Italian citizens were travelling but to date it has been not reported i...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124820
Rome, Italy, 08/03/2005 12:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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