The Deadliest Plane Crashes Written In History

Published on 08/24/2020
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Turkish Airlines Flight 981

On March 3, 1974, 366 people died in what remains the deadliest dingle-plane crash with no survivors. The plane crashed in a forest on the north of Paris because of eo f a design flaw. Approximately 10  minutes after the aircraft took off from Orly, the back left cargo door blow off because of baggage handlers unlocked, because of how the openings were secured…This event originated an explosive decompression in the cabin. The pilots lost control after picking up speed and ended up crashing into the trees at a speed of 490 mph.

Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Turkish Airlines Flight 981

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Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

The deadliest mid-air crash took the life of 349 people in November 12, 1996. The Boeing 747 was going to Dharhran from Delhi, while the Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin II-76 was headed towards Indra from Shymkent, when both planes collided, killing 312 people on the first flight and 37 on the other. The second plane, cut through the first’s wing, cauging the same to go into a very fast descending spiral. The captain of a passing US Air Force plane described the crash as a large cloud lit up with an orange glow”

Charkhi Dadri Mid Air Collision

Charkhi Dadri Mid Air Collision

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