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  1. On This Day January 21 1985 - Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 Crashed Near Reno Nevada

    On This Day January 21 1985 - Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 Crashed Near Reno Nevada

    On this day January 21 1985, Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed near Reno shortly after takeoff, resulting in the loss of 70 lives. The tragedy shocked the nation and became one of the most serious aviation disasters of the decade, drawing widespread attention to airline safety and emergency...
  2. On This Day November 6 1986 – Helicopter Crash in Great Britain Killed 45 People

    On This Day November 6 1986 – Helicopter Crash in Great Britain Killed 45 People

    On this day November 6 1986, tragedy struck when a helicopter carrying oil workers crashed into the North Sea near the Shetland Islands in Great Britain. All 45 people aboard were killed, making it one of the deadliest helicopter accidents in British aviation history. The helicopter was...
  3. On This Day August 12 1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 Crashed in Gunma Prefecture

    On This Day August 12 1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 Crashed in Gunma Prefecture

    On this day August 12 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, resulting in the deaths of 520 people. It remains the deadliest single aircraft accident in aviation history involving just one plane. The Boeing 747 was en route from Tokyo to Osaka...
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  4. On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana Killing 153 People

    On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana Killing 153 People

    On this day July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people on board and 8 others on the ground. The crash occurred in the suburb of Kenner, Louisiana, and remains one of the deadliest aviation disasters in United...
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