Bono and four friends cheated death yesterday when a rear door of their private jet fell off mid-flight.
The Irish rock star was on board the Learjet 60 D-CGEO making the two-hour afternoon trip from Dublin to Berlin.
He
was the only member of U2 on the plane, as bandmates Larry Mullen, the
Edge and Adam Clayton were due to fly separately late last night.
The
group were lined up to accept an award at the Bambi International Music
awards in Berlin, but Bono flew out early to attend a diplomatic
function with the German minister of economic cooperation and
development, Gerd Mueller.
But when Bono and his crew reached the German coast, flying at about 8,000ft, the tailgate of the plane became detached.
A
source close to the singer told Irish Daily Mail: ‘He was extremely
lucky, the plane could have gone down. About an hour into the journey
they heard a big thud coming from the rear of the plane.
‘They
were startled for a bit but they continued on and made the descent into
Berlin airport. When they landed they were horrified to learn that the
compartment at the rear of the plane had completely detached.
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