We just had a UPS 747 Crash in Dubai

[JCMach1]

Part of it ended up on the highway... I was headed from DXB, Terminal 3 (after picking-up my wife CLYRC) and took the Sharjah tunnel under the airport instead of Emirates Road. It crashed into part of the highway was I was in the tunnel. If I had been on the road ??? Would at least have scared the shite out of me. :(

Condolences go out to the pilot's families.

Here is a link: http://thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100903/NATIONAL/100909897/1133

[Maru Kitteh]

1. I'm glad you are safe.

Any ideas about what bought the plane down?

[JCMach1]

4. Here is a bit of information... best stuff is on Twitter actually

...Dubai police confirmed the crash. It is not yet confirmed if there were more casualties but state news agency WAM said the plane went down in an unpopulated area while some eyewitnesses claimed seeing some cars on fire. The website of the Dubai airport, about 20 kms away, indicated that their services have not been affected.

Joseph John, an academic, was driving with a friend down the highway when he saw the explosion. "It was pitch black and I saw an orange glow and then I saw the biggest fireball I have ever seen," he said.

"It was like a five to six storey building and then a big black mushroom cloud."... http://thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100903/NATIONAL/100909897/1133

[LiberalLoner]

2. I'm glad you are safe too, and send my prayers to the families of any deceased. n/t

[kickysnana]

3. DU is everywhere. Thanks for the earwitness update. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Glad you are safe

according to a second story it was coming into a US Base.

One has to wonder...

[Rhiannon12866]

6. K&R #5....

Scary stuff. So glad to hear that you're safe and my condolences to the families of those who were on board... ;( :hug:

[jberryhill]

7. Is this specifically confirmed as a 747?

[JCMach1]

8. 747-400

A UPS cargo plane has been involved in an accident in Dubai.
At approximately 12 p.m. EST, UPS Flight 6 from Dubai, UAE, to Cologne, DE, a 747-400 with two crewmembers on board crashed on takeoff. At this time, we have not confirmed any casualties... http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Press+Releases/Current+Press+Releases/Statement+on+Aircraft+Incident