AviationLabourer almost at death’s door

Near-miss for monks as plane door crashes to earth

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Near-miss for monks as plane door crashes to earth
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A monk at the temple said that the door crashed to earth last Thursday afternoon. According to local media, the door was carried into the temple and later soldiers arrived to ask the abbot's permission to take it back to base.

A rear door has fallen off a private plane flying from Mae Sot in western Thailand to Bangkok’s Don Muang airport, narrowly missing a Burmese labourer who was cutting grass at a temple.

A monk at the temple said that the door crashed to earth last Thursday afternoon. According to local media, the door was carried into the temple and later soldiers arrived to ask the abbot's permission to take it back to base.

Chartered flight operator Thai Flying Service Company said the plane returned to the airport after the incident. There were no reports of injury.

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