Boeing 747 Wing Tip Clipped By A340 On Heathrow Taxiway

Two jumbo jets on a taxiway leading to the active runway for takeoff clipped wings at London Heathrow Airport on Oct. 15 at 10:10 p.m. local time, and a British Airways 747 lost the top piece of its winglet as a result. The accident was treated as a major crash by SkyNews in Britain and by U.S...

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