Taipei, Taiwan: A widely broadcast audio clip including exchanges between the control tower and pilot of doomed TransAsia Flight 235 was confirmed by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautical Administration as authentic. Here is a transcript of excerpts of that exchange: Control tower: “(inaudible) … wind 100 degrees, 9.9 knots. Clear to take off” Pilot: “Clear to take off, runway 10, TransAsia 235” [caption id=“attachment_2080841” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Relatives of victims pray near the body of the flight that crashed. AP[/caption] Pilot: “(inaudible) … mayday, mayday, engine flameout” Control tower: “TransAsia 235, please try again. Contact Taipei, approach on 119.7” Control tower: “TransAsia 235. Control tower. … TransAsia 235. Control tower. " Associated Press
A widely broadcast audio clip including exchanges between the control tower and pilot of doomed TransAsia Flight 235 was confirmed by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautical Administration as authentic.
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