Lufthansa Flight 4043

On 12 May 1995 Lufthansa Flight 4043 was taxing to runway 09L at London Heathrow for a flight to Berlin. Just seconds from lining up with the runway the pilot started their take off roll. Flight 4043 got airborn to only just passing above and behind two gorund vehicles that was just crossing the runway with a Boeing 747. Lufthansa Flight 4043 landed at Berlin Tegel Airport safely. None of the 180 passengers and crew were injured and the people on the ground were uninjured.
Cause
The pilot started their take off roll with out being cleared to take off as the Beoing 747 and gorund vehicles were cleared to cross the runway
 
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