Hungerford Massacre Ends as Gunman Kills 14 and Self
A lone gunman killed 14 people then died by suicide in Hungerford, England. Witnesses recalled his calm pace as he fired at random, hitting a woman and man before occupying a row house, setting it aflame. Police surrounded the town, ending the rampage at 7:30 p.m. with the gunman dead.
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Margaret Thatcher
London
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David Salt
Salt
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Hazel Hestett
Linda Bright
Carl Harris
Harris
Jennifer Bibber
Hibberd
Folice
Golden Arrow
Dorothy
Colin Smith
Thames Valley Police
Iranians attack Yugoslav ship as U S gulf convoy nears
Iranians attacked the Yugoslav Birbir in the Persian Gulf as a U S escorted convoy of Kuwaiti tankers neared off Dubai. The ship was boarded searched and fired upon from a dinghy but no injuries were reported. Weather threats could slow the convoy's progress as Sea Stallion helicopters face limited visibility.
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Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Rijeka
Yugoslavia
Dubai
Kuwait
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Iraq
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Strait of Hormuz
Midgalf
U.S
Iran
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U.S. Hanes
Pentagon
Al-Ahmadi
Washington
Defense Anfmals
Pacific
Atlantc
Reagan Administration
Costly mistakes heighten pilot error concerns in Detroit crash
Washington reports indicate Northwest Airlines Flight 253 may have had flaps misset during takeoff, prompting renewed calls for pilot training reform. FAA chief McArtor and pilots cite cockpit complacency and design flaws, referencing past incidents with Delta and various near-misses amid a deregulated, crowded skies era.
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Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Detroit
Mids
Jim McIntyre
TWA
Powential Standards Committee
The
Air Pilots Association
McIntyre
Rean
cIntyre
Detta
FAA
Henry Duffy
Delta
Truman
Wright Brothers
Duffy
Gifts pour in for little girl who survived jetliner crash
In Detroit area a flood of gifts arrives for Cecilia Cichan the sole survivor of Northwest Airlines Flight 255. Seven year old Robin Stafford of Anchorage Alaska donated her prized penguin toy after her mother said it would comfort Cecilia as doctors treat her injuries. Cecilia lost both parents and a brother in the crash and remains in intensive care at C S Mott Hospital Ann Arbor.
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Federal Aviation Administration
McArtor
Delta Aie Ines
Atlantic
Delta
California
Pacific
Boston
Denver
Kentcky
London
Detroit
Robin Stafford
Anchorage
Alaska
North‘west Airlines
Robin
Cecilia Cichan
Barbara Stafford
Cecilia
Detroit Metropolitan
CS. Mott
Catherine Cureton
Anthony Cichan
Maple Glen
Cecilia Stafford
Associated Press
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hanson
Ed McNamara
Wayne County
Werner Spitz
Tempe
Atiz
CS Matt Children’s Hospital
Detroit air disaster flight recorders point to pilot error
An investigation into Flight 255 shows the flaps remained retracted during takeoff while pilots noted wind shear warnings and runway changes. Data from black boxes and wing components are being examined amid a rising death toll and identification of crash victims.
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Lauber
Pondon Dunia
Don Hanson
Lufthansa
Naireli
Kenya
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