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Apr 2020
34m 59s

Deadliest Single Aircraft Accident

Black Box Down
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Japan Airlines Flight 123 suffers a rapid decompression while cruising and loses control. With over 500 people on board an uncontrollable Boeing 747, what happened to this flight to make it the deadliest single aircraft incident? Follow us @BlackBoxDownPod https://twitter.com/blackboxdownpod. Sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with the cod ... Show More
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