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#OnThisDay in 2011, Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 overruns the runway at Cheddi Jaga, Guyana

5 years ago today, Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 (9Y-PBM) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 2000, Air France Flight 4590 (Concorde) crashes in Gonesse, France

16 years ago today, Air France Flight 4590 (F-BTSC) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1996, TWA Flight 800 explodes over the Atlantic Ocean near New York

20 years ago today, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (N93119) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 1991, Nigeria Flight 2120 suffers a catastrophic in-flight fire over Jeddah

25 years ago today, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 (C-GMXQ) was a chartered…

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#OnThisDay in 1996, Delta Flight 1288 suffers uncontained turbine failure

20 years ago today, Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 (N927DA) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 1956, two planes collide over the Grand Canyon

60 years ago today, United Airlines Flight 718 (N6324C) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1996, Garuda Flight 865 overruns the runway at Fukuoka, Japan

20 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Airways Flight 865 (PK-GIE) was a…

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#OnThisDay in 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with an U.S F-4 Phantom II

45 years ago today, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 (N9345) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1991, Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks up over the Suphan Buri Province

25 years ago today, Lauda Air Flight 004 (OE-LAV) was an international…

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NEWS London Gatwick celebrates its 80th birthday and has released historic photos

Gatwick is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its first flight today with…

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#OnThisDay in 1996, ValuJet Flight 592 crashes into the Everglades

20 years ago today, ValuJet Flight 592 (N904VJ) was a scheduled flight from…

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#OnThisDay in 2006, Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea.

10 years ago today, Armavia Flight 967 (EK-32009) was a scheduled flight…

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