Arrow Air Flight 1285R was an international charter flight carrying U.S. Army personnel from Cairo, Egypt, to their home base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, via Cologne, West Germany, and Gander, Newfoundland. On the morning of Thursday, 12 December 1985, shortly after takeoff from Gander en route to Fort … See more 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. They had completed a six … See more On the day of the crash, responsibility was claimed by the Islamic Jihad Organization. Islamic Jihad had already claimed responsibility for the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings that … See more • List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft See more • Magnuson, Ed (23 December 1985). "The Fall of the Screaming Eagles". Time. Retrieved 19 June 2024. • Globalsecurity.org – 1989 Congressional Debates on Gander Crash See more The Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) investigated the crash and, in a report signed by five of its nine board members, found that during its … See more The television documentary series Mayday featured the Flight 1285R crash and investigation in a season 11 episode titled "Split Decision", … See more • Collins, Gary (2010). Where Eagles Lie Fallen: The Crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285, Gander, Newfoundland. ISBN 978-1-8973176-7-9 See more Web14 Dec 1985 · Following is a list of those aboard the Arrow Air charter jet that crashed Thursday in Gander, Newfoundland. The list of passengers was provided to United Press …
Former brigade commander remembers December 1985 tragedy
Web11 Feb 2024 · If crash recovery occurs on a database that is enabled for rollforward recovery (that is, the logarchmeth1 configuration parameter is not disabled) and an WebOn Thursday, December 12, 1985, the chartered DC-8 plane carrying 248 members of the 101st Airborne Division of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and 8 crew members returning home … bodee bungalow put in bay
On 9/11, how Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed 6,700 strangers
Web15 Feb 1986 · February 15, 1986. The Arrow Air Inc. DC8 that crashed on takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland, on Dec. 12 was at least 12,000 pounds heavier than the cockpit … Web11 Aug 2024 · It has been almost four decades since the legendary event of the Gimli Glider. Due to a combination of technical issues and human error, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran … WebNeither Gander, with a population of nearly 10,000, nor towns in the surrounding area had enough hotel space for approximately 7,000 stranded passengers. Local residents … boded well