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RV8

August 25, 2026

On June 8, 1983, A Lockheed Electra is doing a domestic flight from Cold Bay, Alaska to Seattle, Washington, but it does not make it very far. What caused this flight to need to make an emergency landing?

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In Mechanical Failures, Unknown Tags Reeve Aleutian Airways, Flight 8, Propeller Seperation, Unknown cause, Mechanical Failure, Rapid Decompression
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TCA831

April 14, 2026

On November 29, 1963, A Trans-Canada Air Lines DC-8 is flying from Montreal to Toronto but the flight crashes soon after takeoff. What caused the untimely demise of this flight?

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In Unknown, Mechanical Failures Tags Trans-Canada Airlines, Flight 831, Unknown cause, Mechanical Failure, DC-8
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OO-SJB

December 3, 2024

On February 15, 1961, a Sabena 707 crashed near Brussels with the entire U.S. figure skating team on board. What led to this tragedy, and how did it reshape history?

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In Mechanical Failures, Unknown Tags Sabena, Flight 548, Unknown cause, Mechanical Error
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PA7

July 19, 2022

On November 8, 1957 a Pan Am Stratocruiser is starting an around-the-world journey, but they do not get very far. What caused this flight to disappear from radar?

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In Unknown Tags Pan Am, Flight 7, Water disasters, Ditch, Unknown cause
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TAA538

September 29, 2020

A Fokker F-27 goes down in the sea just miles away from the runway in MacKay, Queensland, Australia. Find out the circumstances that surround this crash and why no one really knows what happened.

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In Pilot Failures, Unknown Tags TAA538, Fokker F-27, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Unknown cause, Australia, MacKay Queensland
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