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

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Pete has published a news story:

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 emergency landing in Cincinnati, and the aircraft was safely brought to the ground. However, when the cabin door was opened, a rush of oxygen caused a flashover, instantly filling the plane with...
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