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  1. On This Day: June 27 1988 - Gare de Lyon Rail Accident Kills 56 in Paris

    On This Day: June 27 1988 - Gare de Lyon Rail Accident Kills 56 in Paris

    On this day June 27 1988, a deadly train collision occurred at the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, France. A packed commuter train crashed into a stationary train, killing 56 people and injuring more than 60 others. It remains one of the worst rail disasters in French history. The...
  2. June 27 1980 - Itavia Flight 870 Crashed Killing All 81 People on Board

    June 27 1980 - Itavia Flight 870 Crashed Killing All 81 People on Board

    On this day June 27 1980, Itavia Flight 870 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy. All 81 passengers and crew on board were killed. The incident, widely referred to as the Ustica Massacre, remains one of Italy's most controversial aviation disasters. Over...
  3. On This Day: June 2, 1983 - Air Canada Flight 797 Tragedy Claims 23 Lives

    On This Day: June 2, 1983 - Air Canada Flight 797 Tragedy Claims 23 Lives

    On this day June 2, 1983, a tragic in-flight fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 led to the deaths of 23 passengers. The flight, en route from Dallas to Toronto with a stop in Montreal, experienced an electrical fire in the rear lavatory while flying over Kentucky. The crew managed to make an...
  4. On This Day: March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 Crashed Near Warsaw Poland

    On This Day: March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 Crashed Near Warsaw Poland

    On this day March 14 1980 LOT Flight 7 tragically crashed during its final approach near Warsaw Poland killing all 87 people on board. Among the victims was a 14-man American boxing team who were traveling to Poland for an international tournament. The crash was caused by mechanical failure...
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