Tag: Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105
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On This Day In 1985, a DC-9 lost an engine just after takeoff-and a desperate climb ended in a fatal 90-degree roll, killing all 31 aboard
On September 6, 1985, Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 departed General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bound for Atlanta. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, registered N100ME, carried 27 passengers and four crew members. The flight appeared routine as the aircraft accelerated down Runway 19R and lifted into the clear afternoon sky. Less than a minute later,…
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