# The Flight 981 Disaster

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- Book: [The Flight 981 Disaster](https://www.bookquiver.com/samme-chittum/the-flight-981-disaster) ([The Flight 981 Disaster.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/samme-chittum/the-flight-981-disaster.md))
- Authors: [Samme Chittum](https://www.bookquiver.com/samme-chittum)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-560-8
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2022-02-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed...