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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matthew Kelly

'Clapping and cheering': crowd erupts as plane grinds safely to a halt

The three people on board managed to walk off the plane unhurt, after an emergency landing at Newcastle airport on May 13, Superintendent Wayne Humphrey confirmed. Pictures by Marina Neil

IT TOOK 10 seconds from the moment the 10-seater King Air flight appeared out of the grey sky to when it ground to a halt on the Williamtown runway.

It's fair to say each second probably felt like a lifetime to those on board.

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