Terrifying moment flames flash outside plane window as jet makes emergency landing in Hawaii after engine catches fire
TERRIFYING video captured by a passenger on an aircraft taking off from Honolulu, Hawaii, shows what appears to be flames outside of the cabin window as the pilot is forced to make an emergency landing.
The Atlas Air flight was a military chartered flight taking off from Hickam Air Force Base on Saturday night, when the plane had to head to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport following a mechanical issue with one engine.The passenger video, posted on Twitter, shows a dark cabin and then a bright flash of light outside the window.A muffled explosion can be heard on the B767 plane, which was headed for Guam and had 212 people on board.
The plane was also captured on camera from the ground, by Twitter user @itsrichard_e, who wrote: "Plane on fire over the Daniel K. Inouye airport in Honolulu. We heard what sounded like an explosion and it started spitting out flames from what looked like the engine." Plane on fire over the Daniel K. Inouye airport in Honolulu. We heard what sounded like an explosion and it started spitting out flames from what looked like the engine. Couldn’t see what airline but definitely a passenger plane.
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