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Concorde disaster blamed on debris from other jet.(International)
Business Insurance, December, 2004 by Miller, Peta
Byline: PETA MILLER PONTOISE, France-Continental Airlines Inc. is disputing an official finding that debris from one of its aircraft was the direct cause of the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. A panel of experts released its report on the crash at a public inquiry at a court in Pontoise, France, which is investigating whether criminal charges should be brought in connection with the accident.
In their report, the experts concluded that a strip of titanium that fell from a Continental Airlines DC-10 punctured the tire of Air France's Concorde Flight 4590. The resulting rupture of the tire created debris that damaged the Concorde's fuel tanks, causing the plane to explode. The accident killed 113, including four people on...
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