Indonesia’s Flying Circus
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
FOUR weeks ago in Polonia Airport, Medan. Thirteen bolts had disconnected from the wheels of a Boeing 737 when it landed. Only one bolt remained to stop the 60-ton aircraft. Fortunately, the incident only resulted in the airplane limping to safety.
A Search & Rescue (SAR) Team was immediately formed. Its crew consisted of the airport’s security units and firemen. The mission was not to rescue the passengers, who had survived reasonably well, b
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