- Footage shows Luftwaffe-marked Airbus A310 being battered by howling gales
- Plane lurches as it comes in to land with its left engine nearly touching tarmac
- Happened moments before another dramatic landing involving a passenger jet
This is the terrifying moment heavy winds caused a military transport plane to lurch sideways as it touched down in Germany.
Footage shows the Luftwaffe-marked Airbus A310 being battered by howling gales as it came in to land at Cologne airport.
As one set of wheels touches the runway, the plane’s wings tilt to the side with its left engine nearly coming into contact with the tarmac.
Footage captures the terrifying moment heavy winds caused a military transport plane to lurch sideways as it touched down in German
The clip shows the Luftwaffe-marked Airbus A310 being battered by howling gales as it came in to land at Cologne airport
Fighting the gust, the pilot manages to maintain control of the aircraft with both sets of wheels finally touching down.
The incident reportedly happened just minutes before a passenger jet was involved in another dramatic landing.
Separate footage shows a Eurowings flight coming in to land before swinging to the left amid powerful crosswinds.
Once again, the crew of the Boeing 747 passenger jet expertly retain control of the aircraft, bringing it safely in to the terminal.
As one set of wheels touches the runway, the plane’s wings tilt to the side with its left engine nearly coming into contact with the tarmac
Fighting the gust, the pilot manages to maintain control of the aircraft with both sets of wheels finally touching down