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Emergency Landing JFK


Pictured: A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER
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Contact photographer Josh May

What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Rome
Where: near Halifax
When: Nov 15th 2009
Who: 72 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane encountered light turbulence. After changing flight levels several times and flickering of/on seat-belt signs, the crew requested a return to NY, suffering problems arising from only one operable altimeter. The crew managed to land the plane safely

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