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1949 September 9th. Canada, Quebec
region, near Sault Au Cochon, Quebec: a bomb exploded in a forward baggage
compartment of a Quebec Airways (Canadia Pacific) DC-3; 23 people died
1955 November 1st. USA, Colorado,
Denver, United Air Lines Douglas DC-6B was bombed in flight by a relative
of a passenger, all 44 people died
1957 July 25th. USA, California,
near Daggett: a bomb exploded in mid-air 17 minutes after take-off in
the lavatory of a Western Airlines CV-240; the pilots managed to safely
land the plane, only 1 person died
1960 January 6th. USA, North Carolina,
near Bolivia: a bomb exploded in passenger compartment of a National
Airlines DC-6 at 18,000 feet; 34 people died killed.
1974 September 8th. Greece, over Ionian Sea: a TWA Boeing 707 crashed into the sea. According to the NTSB a bomb exploded in the rear cargo compartment, damaging the elevator and rudder control cables. All 88 people aboard died
1982 August 11th. Pacific Ocean,
near Hawaii: a PanAm Boeing 747 was en route from Japan to the U.S.
when a bomb exploded under a seat; one passenger died.
1985 June 23rd. Atlantic Ocean, near
the Irish coast: Air India Boeing 747 originated in Toronto and was
en route to Bombay when a bomb exploded on board near the Irish coast.
The aircraft broke up in flight and crashed into the sea. All 329 people
aboard died.
1986 April 2nd. Greece, near Athens:
A bomb exploded in the cabin area of a TWA Boeing 727, blowing a hole
in the fuselage and causing 4 passengers to be sucked out of the aircraft
to their deaths. The pilots managed to land the aircraft safely.
1988 December 21st. UK over Lockerbie:
PanAmerican Boeing 747 exploded in mid-air due to an improvised explosive
device hidden in a radio. All 259 people an board and eleven Lockerbie
residents died.
1989 September 19th. Niger, Tenere
Desert: French UTA DC-10 Airliner, mid-air explosion due to a bomb,
all 171 people died. 2004 June 28th. Turkey, Istanbul
airport: explosion inside a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737; a booby-trapped
package resembling a wallet was found by the cleaning crew after the
passengers had disembarked from a flight originating at the city of
Izmir; when a cleaner opened the package, it exploded; the incident
occurred hours before US President George W. Bush was due to fly out
after attending a NATO summit; three people were hurt. |
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