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Northwest Airlines Flight 705

1963 CE · United States, North America · Disaster

Northwest Airlines Flight 705
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Boeing 707 on February 12, 1963, that broke up in midair and crashed into the Florida Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport in a severe thunderstorm. The plane was destined for Portland, Oregon, via Chicago, Spokane, and Seattle.

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