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9/11/74: Watch the first video of the five-part series, ‘The Flight’

By Observer staff,

5 days ago

On Sept. 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashed in Charlotte during a routine flight from Charleston, S.C. Of the 82 people on the flight, 72 died and 10 survived.

Here is the first part of The Charlotte Observer’s five-part series,”‘9/11/74: The untold story of Charlotte’s deadliest plane crash.”

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