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Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016)

by Ian Petchenik flightradar24.com published 2016-01-08

When Qantas 747 VH-OJU had engine trouble in Johannesburg, VH-OJS came to the rescue ferrying a spare Rolls Royce engine from Sydney to Johannesburg for the stricken plane. We wanted to find out more, so we talked with Qantas about how they go about carrying an extra engine across the ocean. After considering its…

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