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The greatest aviation disaster that didn't happen
Published 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Description
Months before 9/11, a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara.
Everyone survived - including a curious ensemble of famous passengers - but no one quite recovered.
Kate Mossman tells the story of Flight 2069 to Oli Dugmore.
READ: The strange fate of Flight 2069
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