Video of China Airlines 747 smashing into cargo containers

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January 29, 2022
China Airlines

A video has been uploaded of a China Airlines 747 smashing into cargo containers at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.

The China Airlines Boeing 747-400F sustained substantial damage to the number 2 engine following a crash into a baggage cart that was carrying containers.

Simple Flying is reporting that the Chicago Department of Aviation said there were no injuries.

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The website said that “according to local reports, the aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 747-400F, registration B-18715. The jumbo aircraft sustained damage to its engine number 2 after colliding with a baggage cart while taxiing at O’Hare.”

It reported that “the Boeing 747-400F had landed after operating flight CI5240 between Taipei and Chicago via Anchorage. According to data shown by Radarbox.com, the flight departed from Taipei at 10:30 local time on January 27, 2022. It first landed in Anchorage at 22:25 before leaving again towards Chicago, where the incident took place.”

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