SR111

December 17, 2019

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Flight_111

https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98h0003/a98h0003.pdf

https://www.capebretonpost.com/in-depth/characters-of-strength/piecing-together-the-wreckage-of-swissair-flight-111-238011/

https://www.tailstrike.com/020998.htm

Research Sources:

https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98h0003/a98h0003.pdf

“Fire in the Cockpit.” Seconds From Disaster , season 6, episode 3, National Geographic, 11 Nov. 2012.

“Fire on Board.” May Day Air Disasters, season 1, episode 3, Cineflix, 22 Oct. 2003.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissair_Fli...

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