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The pilot who saved 170 passengers and crew after a British Airways jet burst into flames before taking off from Las Vegas was on one of his last flights before retirement. Chris Henkey and his crew are being praised for their "textbook" response, getting everybody off the plane and onto the runway as thick black smoke and flames burst from its left engine. The 63 year old used to own his local pub, the Hatch Gate Inn in Burghfield near Reading. The current landlord Buddy Rahman told Phil Williams that his hero friend will be celebrating his retirement there: "He already booked the party a couple of weeks ago. I said fine, this is still your pub Chris. I'm sure it's going to be the big one now." This clip is originally from Phil Williams on 9th September 2015
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