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On July 24, 1988, a 747 carrying 260 passengers and 15 crewmembers was speeding toward takeoff at Indira Gandhi International when a signal light warned of an engine fire. The crew decided to abort the takeoff and the aircraft overran the runway and plowed through 1,000 yards of mud before it could...

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