In 103, the human race has done the unthinkable and learned to fly. While aviation is a huge industry today, we often forget that every time we take, we are essentially tempt fate.
It is very unlikely that any of us ever die in a plane crash, but accidents do happen. Here are some of the most mysterious in the history of aircraft accidents.
Star Dust
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During a flight from Buenos Aires to Santiago in 1947, a British Airways plane from South America called Star Dust disappeared over the Andes mountains. For over 50 years, we did not know what happened to the plane. In 00, however, pieces of wreckage were found on a glacier. Many have speculated that he was abducted by aliens before this discovery. Yet nobody seems to know what the last message in Morse code the pilot sent:
Amelia Earhart
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We know she and her navigator, Noonan took off from Lae 2 July 1937. We know she was in trouble with his radio near Nukumanu Islands and she never arrived at its destination on the island of Howland. Apart from that, we really have no idea what happened to Amelia Earhart or her plane, although there are many theories. Some believe that his plane just ran out of fuel, and others believe it may have been captured by the Japanese. There is even a theory that has survived the flight and secretly moved to New Jersey after taking a new identity.
Pan Am Flight 7
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No one has ever determined what caused the crash of Pan Am flight 7. November 8, 1957, the plane departed San Francisco on his way to Honolulu, but along the way, somehow crashed. Pieces of the wreckage could be seen in the ocean. All researchers know is that the corpses recovered from the scene contained high levels of carbon monoxide.
EgyptAir Flight 90
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Although Los Angeles flying to Cairo in 1999, EgyptAir flight 90 crashed into the Atlantic 60 miles off the island of Nantucket, killing all 217 on board. The FBI has been invited to join the investigation when the evidence suggests that the plane was shot down intentionally.
Egyptian officials did not like the idea, they launched their own investigation. That's why there are two conflicting stories. The Egyptians insisted it was a mechanical problem, while the Americans were sure that Gameel Al-Batouti crashed the plane on purpose. Al-Batouti was recorded saying: "I rely on God" 11 times before the plane hit the water.
Helios Airways 522
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As Helios Airways Flight 522 was in its holding pattern, two F-16 fighter planes came to intercept. But as they passed the cabin, they realized that the captain was not in his chair and that all the passengers were dead. Apparently, the plane ran out of oxygen, killing everyone on board. The plane then crashed into a mountain.
B-47 Stratojet
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1956 disappearance of this plan was particularly disturbing because it carried two nuclear reactor cores. He disappeared down towards its refueling station near the Mediterranean Sea. He entered a cloud and was never seen again.
First, I know that the chances of being involved in a plane crash are pretty slim. On the other hand, stories like these make me never want to fly again. What goes up must come down, and unfortunately the result is not always pretty.
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