Many people wonder how this could happen, given the advanced avionics coupled with the impressive training all 747 pilots receive. This is a difficult question to answer, but consider these facts: it wasn't the first time this ...
A look back at the launch of the first communications satellite, Space Shuttle Enterprise's first test flight, and the Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster.
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