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PA845

February 4, 2020

Everything seems fine as a Boeing 747-100 takes off out of the San Francisco airport. Find out how some miscalculations caused there to be a giant hole ripped into this plane on take off. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_845

https://twitter.com/aircrashmayday/status/891614399349305344

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7217.pdf

https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/maintenance_hf/library/documents/media/human_factors_maintenance/pan_american_world_airways.inc.boeing_747.n747pa.flight_845.san_francisco.california.july_30.1971.pdf

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Fligh...
In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags PA845, San Francisco, California, Collision, 747-100
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