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The damage was repairable but 747 are being gradually being removed from the BA fleet and instead was written off. |
Four people were injured when the plane’s right wing struck a building before departure
The collision occurred at Johannesburg airport in December 2013
The report said there was a loss of situational awareness by the flight crew
It was blamed also on the lack of proper lighting and signage as factors of the crash
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The damage caused to the building that injured 4 people |
The captain said some of the lights that guided planes were not illuminating.
The aircraft (747 G-BNLL) was written off as a result of the crash. It was broken up at Johannesburg airport in April 2015.
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Aircraft broken up at Johannesburg |