>Marty wrote:
>

>> GB wrote:
>>

>>> With respect Ned, three factors (my contempt for journaliars,
>>> Fox's long standing reputation for placing good stories before
>>> facts (and generally stirring the effluent wherever possible),
>>> and the general tone of that piece) lead me to believe that
>>> the only real accuracies on that page are likely to be the date
>>> and the claim that the picture features an 'airplane'.

>>
>>
>> Here's another article regarding the same incident; written with the same
>> respect for fact finding. I can't find a source for the actual incident,
>> although whatever caused the damage *must* have been felt in the cockpit,
>> unless it was damage carried into the air after a drunken preflight.
>>
>> http://data4science.net/essays.php?EssayID=807
>>

>From faa.gov
>
>********************************************************************************
>** Report created 7/9/2008 Record 3
>**
>********************************************************************************
>
>IDENTIFICATION
> Regis#: NWA478 Make/Model: B757 Description: B-757
> Date: 07/06/2008 Time: 1707
>
> Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
> Damage: Unknown
>
>LOCATION
> City: TAMPA State: FL Country: US
>
>DESCRIPTION
> NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 478 REPORTED RAYDOME DENTED, LANDED WITHOUT
> INCIDENT, TAMPA, FL
>
>INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
> # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
> # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
> # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
>
>WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
>
>OTHER DATA
> Activity: Business Phase: Landing Operation: Air Carrier
>
>
> FAA FSDO: TAMPA, FL (SO35) Entry date: 07/07/2008