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s we watched the aircraft cruise north, we noticed a thin trail of smoke coming from the tail. The smoke became thicker as the aircraft banked to the west, the pilot probably wanting to return to the Cleveland airport. As the smoking aircraft began to lose altitude, I ran upstairs in our home to better observe from the rooftop. Smoke was pouring from the tail and an active fire from the rear engines behind the cockpit could be seen on both sides of the