Science Illustrated

WIND PRESSURE KILLED 136 PEOPLE

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In 1985, the Delta Airlines Flight 191 jumbo jet crashed due to microburst­s as it approached Dallas, Texas. Downward-moving wind forced the plane towards the ground 1+ km before the runway, hitting cars on a freeway and catching fire. 136 people were killed.

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