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On This Day August 16 1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash in Detroit

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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 disasters in US history, 154 of the 155 people on board were killed, including all six crew members. Two people on the ground also lost their lives when the aircraft struck a roadway near the airport...
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