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Rearview Mirror: Aloha Flight 243’s miraculous landing left an indelible mark

COURTESY BOB NICHOLS
                                Aloha Airlines Flight 243, above, lost the top front part of its fuselage on April 28, 1988.
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COURTESY BOB NICHOLS

Aloha Airlines Flight 243, above, lost the top front part of its fuselage on April 28, 1988.

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                                A worker inspects the front portion of the plane’s interior.
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A worker inspects the front portion of the plane’s interior.

COURTESY BOB NICHOLS
                                Aloha Airlines Flight 243, above, lost the top front part of its fuselage on April 28, 1988.
STAR-ADVERTISER
                                A worker inspects the front portion of the plane’s interior.