5 Deadliest Plane Crashes Of All Time
The biggest disasters in the history of aviation.
The advent of aviation technology certainly changed the course of history as it made it possible to travel to lands far away in a surprisingly short amount of time — a notion previously deemed as utopia. Despite air travel being considered a marvel of the modern world, there are still times it falls short. Statistics prove that it is safer traveling in the sky than it is on land — or so they say. While disasters in the sky may not be as frequent as car crashes, when disaster does strike, however, there is little that can be done except wait for the inevitable to occur.
Surprisingly, even with grim events such as air disasters, there is a silver lining after all, as many of these plane crashes have paved the path for flight engineers to ensure safer air travel. Here’s a closer look at five of the deadliest plane crashes in history that, to this day, continue to make headlines.
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