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AA444

April 21, 2025

On November 15, 1979, American Airlines Flight 444—a scheduled flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C.—was the target of a mail bomb, which partially detonated midair, filled the cabin with smoke, and forced an emergency landing. Did anyone expect that this incident would launch one of the longest and most costly manhunts in FBI history?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags American Airlines, Flight 444, Bomb, Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber
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