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Catalina (PH-PBY) made emergency landing at Lelystad airport

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Historic Catalina (PH-PBY) by Stichting Exploitatie Catalina made an emergency landing at Lelystad airport because the nose gear did not fold out.

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The pilot Arjan Dros said the landing was

“fantastic”

and

“my wife called me direct after the emergency landing”

Nobody was injured and the damage on the aircraft is only little and they expect to fly again in two or three weeks.

This post was published on 16 August 2017 09:55

Maarten Van Den Driessche

http://www.quixoticguide.com

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Maarten Van Den Driessche

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