One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off

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Woxof38
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One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off

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https://www.facebook.com/reel/637663448016523

Facebook video, One of the main landing gear wheels of a Boeing Dreamlifter—a modified 747 used to transport components for the 787—fell off shortly after take off this morning in Taranto, Italy.
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Re: One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off

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Well, if it's going to explode, better then, than after retraction! I wonder how many miles it bounced!
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Re: One of main landing gear wheels Dreamlifter fell off shortly after take off

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Reminds me of a Kenny Rogers song...
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