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Qantas plane's fuselage ruptures mid-flight

Source: Lateline
Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 5:31 AEST
Expires: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:31 AEST

A Qantas plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines this afternoon after the fuselage of the 747 ruptured mid-flight. The plane lost cabin pressure and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling, avoiding a potentially fatal situation.

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Tags: air-and-space-accidents, air-transport, philippines