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Concorde's accident: Continental Airlines mechanic to be under investigation

Paris, France - He fitted the DC-10’s titanium component which caused the explosion of a wheel of the supersonic airplane

An international arrest warrant for manslaughter has been issued for John Taylor, US mechanic for Continental Airlines, blamed for the air accident occurred on July 25, 2000 when an Air France Concorde leaving from Paris Airport fell headlong killing 113 persons (see for details AVIONEWS). To judge Christophe Regnard, Continental’s employee would be the man who fitted the titanium component to the D...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125923
Rome, Italy, 08/31/2005 17:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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