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#OnThisDay in 2006, GOL Flight 1907 collides with an Embraer Legacy over the Amazon Jungle

10 years ago today, GOL Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 (PR-GTD) was a scheduled…

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#OnThisDay in 1961, a DC-6 carrying UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld crashes in Ndola

55 years ago today, a Douglas DC-6B (SE-BDY) carrying United Nations Secretary-General Dag…

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#OnThisDay in 1998, Swissair Flight 111 suffers a catastrophic cockpit fire near Halifax

18 years ago today, Swissair Flight 111 (HB-IWF) was a scheduled international passenger…

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#OnThisDay in 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 over Los Angeles

30 years ago today, Aeroméxico Flight 498 (XA-JED) was a scheduled passenger flight…

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#OnThisDay in 2006, Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from the wrong runway

10 years ago today, Comair Flight 5191 (N431CA) was a domestic passenger…

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#OnThisDay in 2015, A vintage jet crashes during a display at the Shoreham Airshow

1 year ago today, a Canfield Hunter Limited Hawker Hunter T7 (G-BXFI) was taking…

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ALERT A Cessna Citation II has crashed after takeoff from Charallave, Venezuela

Accident aircraft involved YV3051 (Photo: Skybird). A Cessna 550 Citation ll with 2…

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#OnThisDay in 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Takamagahara, Japan

31 years ago today, Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JA8119) was a scheduled…

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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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