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Aircraft and natural disasters: tornado hit Wichita's Spirit/Boeing facility

Wichita, Usa - "A 737 fuselage blown against a fence"

A huge tornado hit the city of Wichita, Kansas yesterday, running through the Boeing/Spirit AeroSystems facility which was immediately closed, ending all operations. The typhoon seriously damaged many hangars and buildings inside the factory which produces structures for aircraft across the aerospace industry, including Boeing, Gulfstream, Airbus and Sikorsky. The Boeing Military facility too was...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139664
Rome, Italy, 04/16/2012 17:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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