Aloha Airlines Flight 243 miraculously landed safely after losing it's fuselage midair in 1988

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On April 28, 1988, an 18-foot-long section of the upper fuselage suddenly tears off Aloha Airlines Flight 243. The bizarre incident happened about 20 minutes into the flight from Hilo International Airport to Honolulu. Passengers later interviewed felt certain they would die, but the captain successfully made the landing.

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boredgamer

How was nobody pulled out of this thing?

practicalmagic

Now we know why to keep your seatbelt on

boredgamer

And here I've been sneaking taking it off!

practicalmagic

Lol I've done the "put my jacket over my lap and that it's off" before. Things like this have made me stop.

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 miraculously landed safely after losing it's fuselage midair in 1988

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