1985 Plane Crash Took Out 236 Members Of The 101st Airborne. A Devastating Plane Crash Took Out 236 Members of the 101st Airborne
In December 1985, the 101st Airborne Division experienced its most devastating single-day loss when a passenger plane carrying 236 of its members crashed shortly after takeoff from Gander International Airport in Newfoundland. The tragedy stands as one of the deadliest days in US Army history and...