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Green Bay-DC-9 Emergency Landing


Pictured: Delta DC-9 Similar to the one in the incident
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Contact photographer Christopher Weyer

What: Delta Airlines DC-9 en route from Detroit to Minneapolis
Where: Ashwaubenon
When: May 21, 2011
Who: 81 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The plane was en route when the pilot smelled smoke from burning plastic in the cabin, and announced to passengers they would be diverting to Green Bay with rescue services from De Pere, Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Hobart and Howard on standby.

They made a safe landing in Green Bay at Austin Straubel International Airport at 2:25 pm

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