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  2. Arrow Air Flight 1285R - Wikipedia

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    Wreckage from Arrow Air Flight 1285R in storage at a Gander Airport hangar on 16 December 1985. The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF, was chartered to carry U.S. Army personnel, all but 12 of them members of the 101st Airborne Division, back to their base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

  3. List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8

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    Arrow Air DC-8-63CF N950JW was operating Flight 1285 when it crashed on departure from Gander, Newfoundland. [1] All 256 on board were killed. 31 March 1988 Arax Airlines DC-8-55F 5N-ARH named Captain Ernie Trapaga crashed on departure from Cairo, Egypt. [1] 7 June 1989

  4. Green Ramp disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and ... Several of the more severely burned victims were taken to the U.S ... 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285;

  5. Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Gander was the site of a major aircraft accident, Arrow Air Flight 1285, on 12 December 1985; 256 people were killed in the disaster, probably caused by ice contamination on the wings, making it the deadliest air crash ever to happen in Canada.

  6. Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1985 - Wikipedia

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    Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1985 ... Aeroflot Flight 7841; Air India Flight 182; Arrow Air Flight 1285R; B. 1985 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An ...

  7. List of disasters in Canada by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Arrow Air Flight 1285: Plane crash: Gander, Newfoundland As of 2024, it is the deadliest aviation accident to occur on Canadian soil. [13] 253 1689 Lachine massacre: Massacre: Lachine, New France: 1,500 Mohawk people warriors attack Lachine and kill 250 people. 3 Mohawk warriors were killed in the process 253 1857 SS Montreal: Shipwreck

  8. Malaysia jet passengers likely suffocated, Australia says - AOL

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    (Reuters) - The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MASM.KL) Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, a new report ...

  9. Gander International Airport - Wikipedia

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    On 12 December 1985, Gander was the site of the Arrow Air Flight 1285 disaster, in which a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 with 256 on board, mostly soldiers from the US Army 101st Airborne Division, crashed during takeoff, probably due to being overweight and experiencing atmospheric icing; there were no survivors.