PHOTOS: Air France plane hit by another aircraft, tail torn during taxiing - reports
The tail of an Air France Airbus A320 plane was reportedly damaged at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris when it was hit by another aircraft of the same airline, according to images posted on social media.
The plane was being taxied to make a flight to Tunis when it was clipped by a Boeing 777-300ER from Dakar, French aviation enthusiast O-D'J'ice reported in a tweet.
Air France A320 F-GKXJ hit by 777 F-GZNT today at CDG @flightradar24@AirFranceFR@airlivenet@eurocontrolpic.twitter.com/3lAMXeMW5m
— O-D'J'ice (@JeanCesarCaron) May 11, 2016
He posted photos of the damaged plane with its tail visibly torn.
Aviation tracking site FlightRadar24 repots flight AF1084 status for Wednesday as "Unknown."
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