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#OnThisDay in 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 glided safely to Gimli Industrial Park Airport, Canada

35 years ago today, Air Canada Flight 143 (C-GAUN) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1983, Air Canada Flight 797 developed an in-flight fire behind the lavatory

35 years ago today, Air Canada Flight 797 (C-FTLU) was an international…

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#OnThisDay in 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes

45 years ago today, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 (T-571) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 1977, KLM Flight 4805 collides with Pan Am Flight 1736 at Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport

40 years ago today, KLM Flight 4805 (PH-BUF) was a scheduled passenger…

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#OnThisDay in 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 overruns the runway on landing at Yogyakarta

10 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Airways Flight 200 (PK-GZC) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 2007, Adam Air Flight 172 lands at a force of 5G causing the fuselage to crack

10 years ago today, Adam Air Flight 172 (PK-KKV) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1985, China Airlines Flight 006 plunges 30,000ft towards the Pacific Ocean

32 years ago today, China Airlines Flight 006 (N4522V) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1982, Japan Airlines Flight 350 is deliberately flown into Tokyo Bay

35 years ago today, Japan Airlines Flight 350 (JA8061) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 crashes shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

21 years ago today, Birgenair Flight 301 (TC-GEN) was a flight chartered…

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#OnThisDay in 1972, Vesna Vulović survives a 33,000ft fall after JAT Flight 367 explodes

45 years ago today, JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 (YU-AHT) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 1990, Avianca Flight 52 runs out of fuel over New York

27 years ago today, Avianca Flight 52 (HK-2016) was a scheduled passenger…

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#OnThisDay in 1982, World Airways Flight 30 overruns the runway on landing at Boston Logan Airport

35 years ago today, World Airways Flight 30 (N113WA) was a scheduled…

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