What the records say
- When
- 15 Nov 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 38.95° N, 77.45° W
- Description
- attempted bombing
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 12
American Airlines Flight 444
Attempted bombing of flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
American Airlines Flight 444 was a scheduled American Airlines flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C.'s National Airport. On November 15, 1979, the Boeing 727 serving the flight was attacked by Ted Kaczynski, who sent a pipe bomb in the mail and set it to detonate at a certain altitude.
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