Story from Jam Press (Plane Tyre Terror) Pictured: The exploded tyre (left). VIDEO: Brit holidaymakers terrified after plane tyre explodes in freak one-in-10,000 take off accident A Brit family jetting home from a Mediterranean holiday were terrified after a plane tyre exploded in a freak one-in-10,000 take off accident. Kris Sadler was petrified when the blow out happened just as the plane was about to lift off. He videoed the shocking explosion and the scary vibrations it caused to the wing. Kris was returning from Corfu to Birmingham, with wife Katie and sons, Olly, 13, and Zach, 9. They were on a TUI jet when the nerve shredding blast happened. "It was scary," Kris, from Telford, Shropshire, told, Luxury Travel Daily. "There were bits of tyre flying everywhere. "The whole wing was rippling. "I knew something was wrong but the crew took two hours to tell us. "I don't blame them - the crew were brilliant. "The pilot was good - thank goodness we had a pilot who trains other pilots. "He told us he was handing over to his co pilot to fly us home. "But later he told us he would be landing because we'd lost a tyre. "He said the plane was a hundred per cent safe but passengers had to take precautions and go into the brace position. "And as we came into touch down the crew were saying, 'heads down, heads down, heads down' repeatedly which kind of makes you panic more. "It was pretty crazy. "It's a one-in-10,000 chance of a plane tyre blowing - so that's mine tocked off. "It's probably never going to happen again." The photographer added that emergency crews were prepared when they landed at Birmingham. "They hosed down the broken wheel," he said. "It looked like there were sparks when we landed but the landing was very good. "It was a bit bumpy because it was running on a flat tyre. "But it has other tyres so I suppose we knew we'd be OK. "I was just trying to hold it together for the kids - and my wife was trying to hold it together. "And she did until we landed and then it all came out. "I was saying to them, 'it's all ok' but I was thinking, 'bloody hell if this goes wrong'. "I didn't know if there was more damage to the landing gear - and nor did the crew. "But the pilot lowered the landing gear 15 minutes before we were due to land and I know they never do it that early. "Then a black military jet appeared next to us and flew all the way in to landing with us. "It had come to scout out the landing gear and tyre to see if it was OK. "All the passengers cheered and clapped when we landed. "The pilot came out and bowed. "I don't know how dangerous it really was. "We may never have been in danger - or it might have been very dangerous and the pilot just pulled it off. "There were some tears - but it was great to get back on solid ground and all safe." TUI has been approached for comment. ENDS EDITOR'S NOTE: Video Usage Licence: (NON-EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained a non-exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.
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BRIT holidaymakers have watched in horror as their plane’s tyre exploded during take-off from Corfu.

Passengers were then told to get into the emergency brace position as the TUI plane shook around them.
Story from Jam Press (Plane Tyre Terror) Pictured: The exploded tyre (left). VIDEO: Brit holidaymakers terrified after plane tyre explodes in freak one-in-10,000 take off accident A Brit family jetting home from a Mediterranean holiday were terrified after a plane tyre exploded in a freak one-in-10,000 take off accident. Kris Sadler was petrified when the blow out happened just as the plane was about to lift off. He videoed the shocking explosion and the scary vibrations it caused to the wing. Kris was returning from Corfu to Birmingham, with wife Katie and sons, Olly, 13, and Zach, 9. They were on a TUI jet when the nerve shredding blast happened. "It was scary," Kris, from Telford, Shropshire, told, Luxury Travel Daily. "There were bits of tyre flying everywhere. "The whole wing was rippling. "I knew something was wrong but the crew took two hours to tell us. "I don't blame them - the crew were brilliant. "The pilot was good - thank goodness we had a pilot who trains other pilots. "He told us he was handing over to his co pilot to fly us home. "But later he told us he would be landing because we'd lost a tyre. "He said the plane was a hundred per cent safe but passengers had to take precautions and go into the brace position. "And as we came into touch down the crew were saying, 'heads down, heads down, heads down' repeatedly which kind of makes you panic more. "It was pretty crazy. "It's a one-in-10,000 chance of a plane tyre blowing - so that's mine tocked off. "It's probably never going to happen again." The photographer added that emergency crews were prepared when they landed at Birmingham. "They hosed down the broken wheel," he said. "It looked like there were sparks when we landed but the landing was very good. "It was a bit bumpy because it was running on a flat tyre. "But it has other tyres so I suppose we knew we'd be OK. "I was just trying to hold it together for the kids - and my wife was trying to hold it together. "And she did until we landed and then it all came out. "I was saying to them, 'it's all ok' but I was thinking, 'bloody hell if this goes wrong'. "I didn't know if there was more damage to the landing gear - and nor did the crew. "But the pilot lowered the landing gear 15 minutes before we were due to land and I know they never do it that early. "Then a black military jet appeared next to us and flew all the way in to landing with us. "It had come to scout out the landing gear and tyre to see if it was OK. "All the passengers cheered and clapped when we landed. "The pilot came out and bowed. "I don't know how dangerous it really was. "We may never have been in danger - or it might have been very dangerous and the pilot just pulled it off. "There were some tears - but it was great to get back on solid ground and all safe." TUI has been approached for comment. ENDS EDITOR'S NOTE: Video Usage Licence: (NON-EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained a non-exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.

A Brit tourist was left horrified after their flight’s wheel exploded on take-off
Smoke and debris coming from a plane's tire during takeoff.

Smoke emerged after the tyre explodedCredit: Jam Press/Krisography
Emergency services at an airport after a plane's tire exploded.

Airport workers investigate the blown tyreCredit: Jam Press/Krisography

The photographer was returning from Corfu to Birmingham, with wife Katie and sons, Olly, 13, and Zach, 9, when the nightmare happened just as the plane was about to takeoff.

Kris, from Telford, Shropshire, said the experience was “scary”.

“There were bits of tyre flying everywhere.

“The whole wing was rippling.”

Kris said passengers didn’t know what had happened exactly at first as the pilots didn’t tell them for two hours.

But he had a fair idea as by sitting next to the window he could see the horror occurring.

Kris filmed the take-off and footage he caught shows a loud thump as the plane speeds along the runway and the wheel explodes.

The flight still took off and flew all the way back to the UK.

An Air Force jet appeared about 15 minutes before touchdown when the landing gear was lowered.

Kris said: “It had come to scout out the landing gear and tyre to see if it was OK.”

Passengers flee plane down slides after aircraft’s ‘landing gear caught fire’

On arrival in Birmingham, emergency services crews prepared for the plane’s arrival.

Kris said: “And as we came into touch down the crew were saying, ‘heads down, heads down, heads down’ repeatedly which kind of makes you panic more.

“It was pretty crazy.”

The dad said he thought there were sparks when the jet touched down and he saw the crews spraying the wheels with water after landing.

Airplane wing viewed from inside the cabin during takeoff.

Dad Kris videoed the takeoff from his phoneCredit: Jam Press/Krisography
Exploded airplane tire on the tarmac.

A close-up of he blown tyreCredit: Jam Press/Krisography

Kris said of the landing: “It was a bit bumpy because it was running on a flat tyre.

“But it has other tyres so I suppose we knew we’d be OK.

“I was just trying to hold it together for the kids – and my wife was trying to hold it together.”

Katie began to bawl with tears and Kris said the cabin all clapped in relief when they stopped safely.

“The pilot came out and bowed.

“I don’t know how dangerous it really was.

“We may never have been in danger – or it might have been very dangerous and the pilot just pulled it off.

“There were some tears – but it was great to get back on solid ground and all safe.”

Kris said the crew did a “brilliant” job – with a trainee pilot controlling the plane in the air but a veteran doing the takeoff and landing.

TUI has been approached for comment.
Emergency personnel at an airport after a plane's tire exploded.

Emergency services were on hand for the arrivalCredit: Jam Press/Krisography
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