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Hero pilot and crew who landed Russian plane in cornfield and saved 233 Lives

Hero pilot and crew who landed Russian plane in cornfield and saved 233 Lives

Yesterday Ural Airlines Flight U6-178, an Airbus A321-211, registration VQ-BOZ, performing flight U6-178 from Moscow Zhukovsky (Russia) to Simferopol (Ukraine), was substantially damaged when it force landed to a cornfield shortly after takeoff due to a dual bird strike and engine failure. The aircraft with 226 passengers and 7 crew, …

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