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  2. American Airlines Flight 96 - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines Flight 96 (AA96/AAL96) was a regular domestic flight operated by American Airlines from Los Angeles to New York via Detroit and Buffalo. On June 12, 1972, the left rear cargo door of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 operating the flight blew open and broke off above Windsor, Ontario, after takeoff from Detroit, Michigan; the accident is thus sometimes referred to as the Windsor ...

  3. McDonnell Douglas DC-10 - Wikipedia

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    The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; it was introduced on August 5, 1971, by American Airlines.

  4. Western Airlines Flight 2605 - Wikipedia

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    Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.

  5. American Airlines Flight 191 - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.

  6. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Wikipedia

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    Despite their similarities, the L-1011 and DC-10's engineering approach differed greatly. McDonnell, who had recently taken over Douglas Aircraft, directed DC-10 development on a "very firm budget, and cost overruns were unacceptable – even at the expense of safety", and the conservative approach meant reusing Douglas DC-8 technology.

  7. 'Beautiful choreography of chaos': How the DC 10 air tanker ...

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    When firefighters on the ground need some extra support, they call in air tankers. There are four DC 10 tankers in the world, and one of them is right here in the Valley.

  8. List of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operators - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of all current and former airlines operating the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The list features airlines from different countries, such as Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Denmark , Finland , France , Israel , Japan , Malaysia , Mexico and the United States .

  9. List of accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell ...

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    The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 had been involved in 55 accidents and incidents, including 32 hull-loss accidents, with 1,261 occupant fatalities. It was eventually replaced by more advanced and fuel-efficient twin-engine airliners, such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330. [1] The last passenger DC-10 was retired in 2014 by Biman Bangladesh ...