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On This Day August 16 1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash in Detroit
On this day August 16 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 tragically crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The McDonnell Douglas MD 82 was bound for Phoenix with a stop in Santa Ana, California, but never made it beyond its initial climb. In one of the worst aviation...- Pete
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