A French military plane was forced to land at Masvingo airport after a suspected engine failure.
According to sources, the plane was headed for Lusaka and was scheduled to stop for refueling in Harare.
The sources said one of the engines developed a fault and as a precautionary measure, the plane landed in Masvingo at around 5.pm on Saturday.
Contacted for comment, the Air Force of Zimbabwe declined to comment and referred all questions to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ).
Attempts to get a comment from CAAZ were fruitless as the Public Relations Manager, Mrs Anna Hungwe referred all questions to the General Manager, Mr David Chawota.
Mr Chawota told the ZBC News that he was on the highway and would comment later. The plane has since left Masvingo Airport after engineers attended to the fault.-State Media
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That plane there is a Transall C-160. Very old plane, made in the 1960s and is primarily used as a transporter. Ugandan veteran pilot Capt. Sunday Newman used to operate a similar civilian one and would occasionally land in Harare, too.
what a dumb clown you are!
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A jet uses jets, not propellers, for propulsion. For the Boeing 747 nicknamed Jumbo Jet, it uses a high-bypass turbofan engine. So that is not a Jumbo Jet.
Oversealous village fool who just jump and dance at every slogan even the one scoffing his mother.Where does MDC fit in this case?
Man, this is what happens in a dictator, failed, favela Banana republic when the populace are so traumatised that they are scared if their own shadows.
You are really hot and cold. You are the fool, although I do not insult people on the Web. Jumbo jet is an acronym for Boeing 747 all varience. That aircraft is a turbo-prop. This is in the same family as the Lockheed Martin KC 130 Hercules.
Can I ask you something? Were you dropped on your head as an infant or you’re plain stupid. What has the support or lack thereof of the MDC has to do with the French military aircraft?
iwe MDC fool, its called a Jumbo Jet!!
Mr Editor, if the photo is the French military aircraft, it is not a jet. That is a turbo-prop aircraft.
Everyone scared to comment about a lost plane? What a country!
It landed and took off..SO WHAT