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This Day 47 Years Ago: American Airlines Flight 191 Crashed Just 31 Seconds After Liftoff, Killing 273
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles in what should have been a routine domestic flight. Instead, it became the deadliest aviation accident in United States history, killing all 271 people onboard and two more on the ground. The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10…
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