Tag: Delta Airlines accident
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On This Day In 1988: Delta Flight 1141 Took Off Without Its Flaps and Slats, Struggled to Climb, Struck an Antenna and Crashed Just 22 Seconds After Liftoff – But Why?
On August 31, 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 was preparing for what should have been a routine flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Salt Lake City. Instead, the Boeing 727 would become airborne in a dangerously misconfigured condition, roll violently, strike an airport antenna and crash in one of the most revealing takeoff…
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