Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River

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Jun 1, 202362:08Society & Culture

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais discover the details of Air Florida Flight 90 after it crashed in the frozen Potomac River just after takeoff. A harrowing rescue managed to extract only 6 people after the aircraft stru...

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