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from www.yahoo.com news

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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean jet with 200 passengers on board landed safely in Seoul after hailstones blew off the plane's nose, destroyed its radar and shattered the front cockpit windows, airline officials said on Saturday.

Asiana Airlines flight 8942 was pelted with hailstones late on Friday while flying to Seoul from the southern resort island of Cheju, a spokesman at the country's second-largest carrier said by telephone.

"Hailstones took off the plane's nose and cracked the cockpit window," said the spokesman. The hail wrecked the housing for the main radar system and also punctured its engine covers.

"Our pilots had to land the jet manually without a view of what was ahead of them," the spokesman said.

[edit:moderator] No need to paste entire article.  Provide working link asap so that those interested can go and read the full acticle.



-- Edited by Aseem at 18:55, 2006-06-10

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please provide a working link, not just to Yahoo!! 


Moreover I am taking the opportunity to edit your quoted article.  There is no need to paste the whole article.  Those interested can go on to link to read it whenever it is provided.


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Ouch! No nose?? What aircraft was this? The pilots must be really commended for a safe landing!

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