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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 2013 |
| Time: | 18:38 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-428 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GITI |
| MSN: | 32869/1327 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight AF-443 to Paris-Charles de Gaulle returned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after sustaining damage in a hail storm.
The flight landed safely back to Rio de Janeiro at 20:38. Photos show damage to the nose cone, flight deck forward wind shield and wing edge lights.
Sources:
http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/11/granizo-danifica-para-brisa-e-aviao-da-air-france-retorna-ao-galeao-no-rio.html
http://pt.rfi.fr/brasil/20131114-passageiros-de-voo-rio-paris-atingido-por-granizo-ja-chegaram-franca
Location
Media:
O voo AF443 (GIG-CDG) circulando o Rio de Janeiro. @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/qlKgVSmXlw
— Valdir Miguel (@vmls2013) November 12, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2013 07:32 | harro | Added |
| 14-Nov-2013 14:07 | cleberjc | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 15-Nov-2013 19:52 | cleberjc | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, ] |
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