Air France Loses Radio Communication

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CBC

Wed Jul 5, 3:38 pm

Air France 747 loses its radios but lands safely

Air France is trying to figure out how one of its jets had a complete radio breakdown on Tuesday.

The Boeing jumbo jet was flying from Miami to Paris when it lost contact with the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

The French air force was called in. It sent up a fighter jet to escort the 747 to a safe landing.

The plane had apparently been struck by lightning. Air France says it is too early to say whether this had anything to do with the radio's failure.

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), July 05, 2000


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