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Retired in Georgia
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Marietta, Georgia
Posts: 1,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
Is that the one where the auxiliary jet motor had a spill on first take off?
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Close. They had rigged a portable generator / APU inside the fuselage, its fuel tank sprung a leak and suddenly the entire rear of the aircraft was on fire. All they could do was shut down the engines, egress the aircraft and watch it burn. 
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