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Title: History Of The Day - Suicidal Passenger Brings Down Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 (1964)
Post by: TFD on May 07, 2013, 05:31 AM
In early May, Francisco Gonzales—a disturbed former member of the Philippine Olympic sailing team—bought a gun and life insurance and began talking about killing himself. He followed through on his threat during a flight to San Francisco, but he did more than just end his own life; he took the lives of all 44 people on board by shooting both the pilot and co-pilot, causing the plane to crash. What cockpit security regulation—adopted before the flight—only went into effect after the tragic crash? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst36042_Roger-Bannister-Breaks-Four-Minute-Mile--1954-.aspx)



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