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• Stephen Pope
Sepehran Airlines Flight IS4310, a Boeing 737-500 carrying 127 people from Tehran-Mehrabad, veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport in Iran on Aug. 25. The aircraft suffered a nose-gear collapse, and all occupants were safely evacuated, according to the reports.
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Sepehran Airlines Flight IS4310, a Boeing 737-500 carrying 127 people from Tehran-Mehrabad, veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport in Iran on Aug. 25. The aircraft suffered a nose-gear collapse, and all occupants were safely evacuated, according to the reports.
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