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Hart campaign plane engine fire forces emergency landing
Los Angeles AP reports Gary Hart’s Boeing 707 suffered an engine fire shortly after leaving Philadelphia. The crew shut off the engine, used a fire extinguisher, and returned to Philadelphia. Passengers including Hart continued to Los Angeles by commercial and charter flights after the incident. Earlier in the campaign season Mondale faced a separate jet incident during fall.
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