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Takeoff Disaster Kills Eight At Detroit Airport
In dense fog at Detroit Metro an airborne collision between Northwest DC-9 Flight 1482 and Boeing 727 Flight 299 started a fiery blaze. At least eight people died and about 20 were injured as smoke and fire trapped passengers in the burning DC-9. Officials later corrected death toll estimates, with authorities saying eight or nine confirmed dead and noting the count could rise.
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Jim Irwin
Associated Press
Romulus
Mich
Detroit
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Wayne County
Edward McNamara
McNamara
Bob Gibbons
Gibbons
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Patrick McCann
Alan Muncaster
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Incaster
Introllers Association
Dresden