The plane lost its roof at 7,000 meters. Here’s what happened next.
On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 took off from Hilo International Airport in Hawaii, bound for Honolulu. The flight took less than an hour. Weather conditions were ideal, but minutes after takeoff, a powerful boom rocked the plane. The roof of the first-class cabin suddenly lifted off the ground. Passengers and crew panicked. … Read more