The explosion on American Airlines Flight 96

Everything seemed normal on the second leg of American Airlines Fight 96, June 12, 1972. Captain Bryce McCormick sat back to take a sip of coffee and admire the view. Then, suddenly, the airplane was rocked by an explosion.

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