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United Airlines Flight 811List Item 1
United Airlines Flight 811 was a tragic incident that occurred on February 24, 1989. The flight was a scheduled domestic flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Auckland, New Zealand, with a stopover in Honolulu. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-122, with registration N4713U.
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American Airlines Flight 1420List Item 3
American Airlines Flight 1420 was a tragic event that occurred on June 1, 1999, involving a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft. The flight, en route from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Little Rock National Airport (LIT) in Arkansas, ended in a devastating crash during its attempted landing in adverse weather conditions.
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Swissair Flight 111List Item 4
Swissair Flight 111 was a tragic incident involving the crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft operated by Swissair. The flight, en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Geneva International Airport in Switzerland, ended in disaster on September 2, 1998.
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Aeroperú Flight 603
Aeroperú Flight 603 was a tragic aviation incident that occurred on October 2, 1996. The flight was a scheduled international passenger service from Miami International Airport in the United States to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, with a stopover at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261List Item 2
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a tragic event in aviation history that occurred on January 31, 2000. The flight was en route from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to San Francisco, California, with a final destination of Seattle, Washington. Tragically, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, resulting in the loss of all 88 passengers and crew on board.
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Air Transat Flight 236
August 24, 2001. The flight was operated by an Airbus A330-200, a twin-engine wide-body aircraft, carrying 291 passengers and 13 crew members. However, halfway through the journey, over the Atlantic Ocean, the aircraft experienced a critical fuel leak, leading to a complete loss of fuel. The incident forced the pilots to execute an emergency glide, making it one of the longest glides in aviation history.
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British Airways Flight 5390
British Airways Flight 5390 is a remarkable incident in aviation history that occurred on June 10, 1990. It involved a British Airways BAC One-Eleven, a short-haul jet airliner flying from Birmingham Airport in England to Málaga Airport in Spain. What made this flight particularly notable was an unprecedented and terrifying event that unfolded mid-air.
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Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 was a tragic aviation incident that occurred on August 21, 1995. The flight, operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, was a regularly scheduled domestic flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi. The aircraft involved was a twin-engine turboprop Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, carrying 29 passengers and 3 crew members.
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Air France Flight 8969
On December 24, 1994, Flight 8969 departed from Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers, Algeria, en route to Paris, France. However, what started as a routine flight soon turned into a nightmare when four armed terrorists, members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), hijacked the aircraft shortly after takeoff.
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Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 & DHL Flight 611
The 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision stands as one of the most tragic aviation accidents in recent history. Occurring on the night of July 1, 2002, over the southern German town of Überlingen, it involved a Russian passenger plane, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, and a cargo jet, DHL Flight 611.
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American Airlines Flight 965
American Airlines Flight 965 was a tragic event in aviation history that occurred on December 20, 1995. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. Unfortunately, it ended in disaster when the aircraft, a Boeing 757-223, crashed into a mountain near Buga, Colombia.
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Avianca Flight 052
Avianca Flight 052, a Boeing 707 aircraft, holds a tragic place in aviation history as one of the most prominent examples of crew miscommunication and decision-making leading to a fatal accident. The flight, scheduled from Bogotá, Colombia, to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, took place on January 25, 1990.
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 holds a significant place in aviation history as a remarkable example of successful emergency management and engineering resilience. On April 28, 1988, this flight, a Boeing 737-297, was en route from Hilo International Airport to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii when it experienced a catastrophic decompression incident.
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Airbus A300 DHL Attempted Shootdown in Baghdad
The 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident was a notable event that occurred during the Iraq War. On November 22, 2003, a civilian cargo plane operated by DHL, a leading international courier and logistics company, was struck by surface-to-air missiles shortly after takeoff from Baghdad International Airport.
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Japan Airlines Flight 123
Japan Airlines Flight 123 remains one of the most tragic and haunting aviation disasters in history. On August 12, 1985, Flight 123, a Boeing 747SR, departed from Tokyo's Haneda Airport bound for Osaka International Airport. What should have been a routine domestic flight turned into a nightmare that claimed the lives of 520 out of 524 passengers and crew on board.
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Federal Express Flight 705
The flight took a terrifying turn when a disgruntled Federal Express employee, Auburn Calloway, attempted to hijack the aircraft mid-flight. Armed with hammers, a speargun, and a knife, Calloway launched a vicious attack on the flight crew shortly after takeoff.