Air India Flight 182 - mid air explosion

Synopsis

On 23rd June 1985, Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747-237 airliner, was flying from Montreal to Bombay with stopovers at London and Delhi. The flight was a victim of a terrorist attack, and coincided with the Narita Airport Bombing which occurred within an hour of this terrorist attack. The bomb that caused the explosion of Flight 182 was situated in the forward cargo hold of the aircraft. The B747-237 blew up at an altitude of 31,000ft over the Atlantic Ocean in Irish Airspace. All 329 people onboard (307 passengers, 22 crewmembers) were killed.

Aviation Crash Video

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References

1. AirCrashinvestigate (2008). Explosive Evidence part1. Part 1 retrieved from YouTube on 27 September 2009.
2. AirCrashinvestigate (2008). Explosive Evidence part2. Part 2 retrieved from YouTube on 27 September 2009.
3. AirCrashinvestigate (2008). Explosive Evidence part3. Part 3 retrieved from YouTube on 27 September 2009.
4. AirCrashinvestigate (2008). Explosive Evidence part4. Part 4 retrieved from YouTube on 27 September 2009.
5. AirCrashinvestigate (2008). Explosive Evidence part5. Part 5 retrieved from YouTube on 27 September 2009.

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Wikipedia - Air India Flight 182

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