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Exclusive Video: Amazing Feats of Aviation — DHL Baghdad

February 10, 2008
By Glenn Pew,
Video Editor



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Recounting one of the most impressive feats in recent aviation history, AVweb video editor Glenn Pew recalls the circumstances of the DHL A300 shot by a surface-to-air missile over Baghdad. The crew successfully landed the aircraft without the ability to manipulate any control surfaces. (Note: The aircraft shown in simulation is a Boeing 777, not an Airbus A300.)


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