# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/3125 "2022-11-20T03:27:23Z")

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Breaking news thread from earlier today:

> [@Airbus strikes firetruck on runway \[Peru\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airbus-strikes-firetruck-on-runway-peru/975206):
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> Curious if others have seen this news story. Apparently the fire department was conducting a drill while landings/takeoffs were being conducted. I’m not sure how fire departments schedule practice, but during live airport operations seems really risky. Reports vary, but at least one fireman was killed. The Airbus lost at least one of their main landing gear and one engine was torn away. Happened at the airport in Lima, Peru Link to video here [[ARFF Vehicle Collides with Airbus A32…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuo9lm8Gv9g)

Wiki already has an article on it, but it’s little more than a skeleton so far:

> **[LATAM Airlines Perú Flight 2213](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Per%C3%BA_Flight_2213)**
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> LATAM Airlines Perú Flight 2213 (LP2213/LPE2213) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Peru from Lima to Juliaca. On 18 November 2022, the Airbus A320neo was taking off from Jorge Chávez International Airport when it collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway, killing two firefighters and injuring a third, who died of his injuries seven months later. 40 passengers were injured. 
> The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off, making it the first hull loss of the Airb...

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