Seconds From Catastrophe ; Plane Hits Antenna in Thick Fog

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A MAJOR disaster at Birmingham Airport was averted last night when a rescue pilot braved the burning wreckage of a crashed plane to cut the fuel supply.

The Cessna Citation jet was being flown from Belfast with a liver for transplant, but crashed into a runway antenna while navigating thick fog.

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Seconds From Catastrophe ; Plane Hits Antenna in Thick Fog

Emergency crews were despatched and the pilot of an air ambulance used his knowledge to locate and switch off the fuel supply, preventing a po...

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