--- Ten major Airlines Disasters --- 1. Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 - On March 16, 1962, a Lockheed Super Constellation chartered by the U.S. military disappeared over the Pacific Ocean 2.Air India 855 - Shortly after Air Indias Boeing 747-237B made a right turn over the Arabian Sea after leaving Bombay on Jan. 1, 1978, it began rolling to the left and never regained control. The plane crashed off the coast of Bandra, killing all 213 people on board, making it one of the biggest air disasters in Indian aviation history 3. Japan Airlines 123 - Twelve minutes after taking off from Tokyo on Aug. 12, 1985, and headed for Osaka, crashed into Osutaka Ridge. The explosion led to the death of 520 passengers on board, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in the world 4. TWA 800 - A Boeing 747-100 operated by Trans World Airlines exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on July 17, 1996. The plane was carrying 230 people from New York to Rome 5. Egypt Air 990 - On Oct. 31, 1999, Egypt Airs Boeing 767-300ER plane, flying from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles south of Nantucket, Mass., killing 217 passengers 6. Flash Airlines 604 - A Boeing 737-300 operated by the Egyptian Flash Airlines crashed into the Red Sea shortly after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh on Jan. 3, 2004. The plane was carrying 135 passengers 7. Pulkovo Airlines 612 - On Aug. 22, 2006, a Tupolev Tu-154 flying from the Russian city of Anapa to St. Petersburg sent three SOS signals before disappearing from radar contact and then crashing in eastern Ukraine 8. Gol Airlines 1907 - A Boeing 737-8EH operated by Brazilian Gol Transportes Aéreos broke up during flight after it collided with a business jet on Sept. 29, 2006, killing all 154 peopl 9. Air France 447 - The last plane to mysteriously disappear before the Malaysia Airlines flight was and Airbus A330 operated by Air France, which was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009 10. Dana Air Flight 992 - On June 3, 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft operated by Nigerias Dana Air crashed into a building in Lagos, killing 153 passengers on board and 10 people on the ground.
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