Trans-Air Service Flight 671

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Trans-Air Service Flight 671 was a cargo flight from Luxembourg Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria. While flying over France on 31 March 1992, the Boeing 707 operating the flight experienced an in-flight separation of two engines on its right wing. Despite the damage to the aircraft, the pilots were able to perform an emergency landing on runway 33 at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base in Istres, France. All five occupants of the aircraft survived, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to a fire on the right wing.

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