The force of the decompression continued to peel back the aircraft fuselage, leaving the top half of the aircraft's front exposed to the elements.

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Bob Nichols, a passenger on Aloha Airlines Flight 243, slid down the chute of the plane, then turned around and captured the moment on April 28, 1988, when the aircraft made an emergency landing at ...

The passengers and crew on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 endured a living nightmare when the plane broke apart mid-journey, sending a flight attendant to her death before the pilots executed a miraculous ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Years before Captain Sully and the “Miracle on the Hudson,” there was Captain Schornstheimer, and the miracle landing of Aloha Airlines flight 243, after part of the plane ripped ...

The biggest story I ever covered was a miracle. Although one life was lost during what came to be called “The Miracle Landing of Aloha Flt. 243,” it could have been so much worse. Having seen up close ...