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Vertigo_Warrior@VertigoWarrior · Aug 25, 2024

Thread of horrific plane crashes caught on camera🧵 (Don`t open if you are scared of flying)

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A thread documenting 18 significant plane crashes from around the world, including footage and details of disasters ranging from air shows and commercial flights to military aircraft, with death tolls ranging from a few to over 250 people per incident.

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    Thread of horrific plane crashes caught on camera🧵 (Don`t open if you are scared of flying)

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    1. On September 16, 2011, a modified Mustang crashed at the Reno Air Races, proving fatal for the pilot and 10 spectators, & injuring 70 others.

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    2. In 1997 this Ethiopian Boeing 767 ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean after hijackers tried to force the pilot to fly to Australia, proving fatal for 125 of the 175 on board.

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    3. Footage of the 1988 Ramstein Air Disaster shows the moment 3 aircrafts from the Italian Air Force display team crashed. 70 people lost their lives and hundreds more were seriously injured.

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    4. The Ukrainian Sknyliv air show disaster in 2002 proved fatal for 77 people. Over 500 individuals also sustained injuries.

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    5. Sonu Jaiswal lost his life in Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crash in Nepal, January 2023, along with 71 others; he was live-streaming before impact.

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    6. In 2015, TransAsia Flight 235 had an engine malfunction shortly after taking off and crashed into a nearby river, causing loss of life of 43 of the 58 people on board.

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    7. In 1999 China Airlines Flight 642 crashed while landing during a typhoon, causing loss of life of 3 of 315 on board.

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    8. In 2013 this Boeing 747 stalled and crashed after cargo came loose, proving fatal for all 7 on board.

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    9. In 1989 United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed after losing flight controls, proving fatal for 112 of 296 on board.

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    10. In 2019 Aeroflot Flight 1492 burst into flames upon crash landing after being struck by lightning. 41 of 78 people on board lost their lives.

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    11. On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in Queens, New York City, causing loss of life of all 260 on board and 5 on the ground.

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    12. Video footage captures the tragic 2015 Shoreham Airshow accident that claimed the lives of 11 individuals. Astonishingly, the pilot managed to survive the incident.

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    13. In June 1994, a USAF B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base, claiming the lives of all 4 people onboard.

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    14. In 1984 NASA crashed a Boeing 720 in the Mojave Desert for research.

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    15. In 2016, Brazilian bride-to-be Rosemere do Nascimento Silva lost her life in a helicopter crash en route to her wedding, along with her brother, pilot, and photographer. Her fiancé learned of this while waiting at the altar. x.com/Morbidful/stat…

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    16. Footage of passengers enjoying the view on Air New Zealand Flight 901, shortly before the plane crashed into Mount Erebus in Antarctica, claiming the lives of all 257 people on board.

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    17. In 2022, this DHL Boeing 757 suffered a hydraulic failure and crashed on landing at the Costa Rican airport. Neither of the two pilots were injured.

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    18. In April 2012, a team of researchers intentionally conducted a controlled crash of a former Alaska Airlines Boeing 727 intending to investigate a genuine aircraft crash scenario.