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Old 29th Sep 2007, 13:28
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HotDog
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EY777, probably too young to know about the following:
4 Dec 1977; 9M-MBD, 737-200 Adv, 20585/306, Del 21/9/72, Malaysian Airline System; near Johore Strait, Malaysia:
The flight was approaching Kuala Lumpur when the pilot radioed that a hijacker had taken control of the aircraft. The aircraft continued to Singapore. While descending from FL210 to FL070 the nose suddenly pitched up. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a swamp and disintegrated.
All seven crew members and 93 passengers were killed. Both pilots had been shot.
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