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Olympics Aircraft Emergency Landing

Started by Anmer, July 30, 2012, 07:43:40 AM

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"An aircraft being used for aerial shots of the 2012 Olympic Games had to make a forced landing at Cambridge Airport.

The King Air B200, which was being used as an airborne relay station, had to land after suffering a loss of its electrical system.

Operators, ASL of Belgium, said the pilot had to navigate on Saturday night using only charts and a compass."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-19036183

Someone asked aerlier in Chat what this aircraft was doing circling overhead the Olympic Park.  Now we know:

"The aircraft was used as a TV relay station for the Olympic Games in London."


I thought this comment was amusing:

"The crew noticed a total electrical failure at the end of their mission"

Pretty hard to miss.  :)
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