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Drill in Fiumicino: everything OK

Fiumicino, Italy - Plane crash simulation to assess the rescue operations' timeliness and effectiveness

Last February 27th, Fiumicino was the setting of a drill called "Airsubsarex 2007", with the participation of about 150 people, both civilians and soldiers. The test consisted in the crash simulation of a MD-80 plane with 80 passengers on board, forced to land on water two miles away from the coast. The intervention of the rescuers (fire brigade, police, coastguard, representatives of Enac -...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74611
Rome, Italy, 03/01/2007 16:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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