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🔒 From the Vault: News coverage from crash of Northwest Flight 255 in 1987

From the Vault: Compilation of coverage from crash of Flight 255 from Detroit Metro Airport in 1987

August of 2022 marks 35 years since Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport.

The crash happened on Aug. 16, 1987, killing 156 people. It remains one of the worst plane crashes in U.S. history.

We’ve dug through the WDIV archives to find some of our new coverage from that night, that week and the next year.

Flight 255 news coverage from 1987:

Flight 255 special from 1988


About the Author
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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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