Attack over Baghdad
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Wed, 21 Sept 2005
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5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National GeographicSeason 3 - Episode 2
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On 22 November 2003, a European Air Transport Airbus A300 operating on behalf of DHL is climbing away from Baghdad International Airport, when the left wing explodes, causing a massive loss of hydraulic fluid which immobilizes the flight control surfaces. The crew flies the aircraft by changing the engines' thrust for control and make a safe landing 16 minutes later. A surface-to-air missile had been launched at the aircraft.