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Two planes nearly collided in Boston after a false alarm and a controller forgot who he cleared for takeoff, the NTSB reports

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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Two planes ended up on a collision course last month after an erroneous warning light slowed a takeoff and an air traffic controller got confused, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

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    Two planes nearly collided in Boston after a false alarm and a controller forgot who he cleared for takeoff, the NTSB reports (opens KRDO)

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    By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Two planes ended up on a collision course last month after an erroneous warning light slowed a takeoff and an air traffic controller got confused, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

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