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RAF Typhoon Crash Lands

Posted 1-23-2006 at 02:26 AM

A little old but here it is.

British Royal Air Force Eurofighter crashed on landing in eastern England when its front wheel failed to descend properly, the Ministry of Defence in London said Jan. 17.

The Typhoon jet suffered damage following a malfunction of its landing gear as it touched down at the RAF Coningsby station in Lincolnshire, eastern England, on Jan. 16, an MoD spokesman told Agence France-Presse.

No one was hurt and an investigation is now under way into what caused the problem, he added.

2 ZJ810 (Callsign Triplex 1) crash landed early this evening at Coningsby. Crew ok. It seems the nose-gear failed on contact, although they were expecting it to, by all accounts. Fire crews in position well in advance.