Terror in the sky

[mhm]

Photographer captures moment plane's engine catches fire minutes after take off

Travellers were left fearing for their lives after an airplane engine burst into flames thousands of feet above ground
Minutes after the flight took off from a Helsinki airport with 168 people on board, the engine exploded and caught fire.

The German-bound Airbus suffered a number of technical


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319844/Terror-sky-Photographer-captures-moment-planes-engine-catches-minutes-off.html

[Roadrunner]

Thank goodness it got down OK. However, I see the newspaper item shows a picture of an Airbus A-380 (4 engines) and not an A-321 (2 engines) which would have tied in with the story......

Mike

[Anmer]

It was the Daily Mail. 

[Roadrunner]

 

[IanH]

Lufthansa's response:

http://first2board.com/lufthansaflyer/2013/05/05/lufthansa-a321-returns-safely-after-engine-fire/