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VJA592

February 1, 2022

Thanks to our patron Helen for recommending this epsiode!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ValuJet_Airlines_Flight_592

https://tailstrike.com/database/11-may-1996-valujet-592/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wreckage_from_ValuJet_Flight_592.jpg

Research Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20150723084558/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9706.pdf

“Fire in the Hold.” Air Disasters , season 4, episode 2, Smithsonian Channel , 4 May 2014.

https://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/US/1988-02-03-US.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1YsVAZFOWHhO18ueS2Xw-1D_BvAomLrMPI0dXI8mpEGyUEaQIaRYEZzX4

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