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Military plane makes emergency landing while on fire at El Salvador International Airport

The images of the aircraft landing on the runway engulfed in large flames are truly terrifying

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May 8, 2023 12:41pm

Updated: May 8, 2023 6:08pm

A small military plane, a Cessna A-37 Dragonfly model, which belongs to the Salvadoran Air Force, had to make an emergency landing this Sunday at the Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in El Salvador while it was on fire. 

Images of the aircraft landing on the runway surrounded by flames quickly surfaced online.

Authorities have not revealed the causes that led to the fire that affected part of the turbine and the fuselage of the plane.

Fortunately, there were no lives lost and no one was injured.

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