- Dramatic footage shows a plane being buffeted by powerful gale-force winds
- Aircraft forced to come in at an angle amid gusts at Dusseldorf airport, Germany
- Video was captured as storms lashed northern Europe killing at least four people
This is the moment a plane was buffeted by gale-force winds as it came in to land at a German airport.
Dramatic footage shows the aircraft lurching from side to side as the pilot battles through powerful gusts on the approach to Dusseldorf airport in the country’s west.
The propeller plane comes in at an angle after being thrown around by the high winds.
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a plane was buffeted by gale-force winds as it came in to land at a German airport
Video shows the aircraft lurching from side to side as the pilot battles through powerful gusts on the approach to Dusseldorf airport in the country’s west
The propeller plane comes in at an angle to counter the high winds before finally making a safe landing
But after a terrifying descent, the skillful pilot is eventually able to make a safe landing.
In October last year, terrifying footage emerged of a huge Airbus A380 struggling to land during a powerful storm in Dusseldorf.
The 500-seat Emirates plane, the largest commercial passenger aircraft in the world, was filmed lurching from side to side after its wheels had touched down on the tarmac.
The latest video from the airport was captured on January 19, a day after fierce storms killed at least four across northern Europe.
The plane was thrown around by the high winds before the pilot was able to make a safe landing
The video was captured on January 19, a day after fierce storms killed at least four across northern Europe
Across western Germany, air and train traffic came partially to a halt, some 100,000 people were left without electricity and schools were closed down.
The square in front of Cologne’s famous Cathedral was partially cordoned off Thursday as a precaution amid fears masonry could be blown loose.
Two people were injured when gusty winds toppled over their truck on Highway 555 near Bonn and at least four people were injured by falling trees in Dortmund, Ratingen and Heinsdorf.
Another truck was almost blown off a highway bridge near Duisburg.