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CONCORDE, TYRE BURST CAUSED THE CRASH

PARIS, It was a tyre burst during takeoff to provoke Concorde crash. The confirm was given by Bea, which released the first report about the crash. On the other side it wasn't explained in details the reason why engines caught fire and plane crashed down. The report blames the tyres burst to a metal foil, of about 40 centimetres, placed on the runway. Anyway the sequence of technical failures...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1590
Rome, Italy, 09/01/2000 14:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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