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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.