Near tragedy ...Qantas 747 explosive decompression

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Very close call. Great airmanship on the crew's partbthttp://www.foxnews.com/MANILA, Philippines

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"One hour into the flight there was a big bang then the plane started going down," passenger Marina Scaffidi, 39, from Melbourne, told The Associated Press by phone from Manila airport. "There was wind swirling around the plane and some condensation."Question - If this happened one hour out of London, how did they end up in Manila?

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The flight had made a stop over in Hong Kong.

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>The flight had made a stop over in Hong Kong.Thanks, I just read that over at CNN, never would have known that from the FOX story.Edit: On the front page of CNN is a passenger video of the ordeal. Seems like everyone was calm and there was no panic. Looked just like any other flight, except they were wearing Oxygen masks. Thank God it worked out ok, and no one was hurt.www.cnn.com

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I saw this on CNN this morning. Glad disaster was averted. That hole looked pretty nasty.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,391923,00.htmlSYDNEY, Australia

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Isn't this the same thing (O2 tanks) that tragically brought down that entire jet over Long Island that time?RhettFS box: E8500 (@ 3.80 ghz), AC Freezer 7 Pro, ASUS P5E3 Premium, BFG 8800GTX 756 (nVidia 169 WHQL), 4gb DDR3 1600 Patriot Cas7 7-7-7-20 (2T), PC Power 750, WD 150gb 10000rpm Raptor, Seagate 500gb, Silverstone TJ09 case, Vista Ultimate 64ASX Client: AMD 3700+ (@ 2.6 ghz), 7800GT