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Terminally Early: The Berlin Viewing Platform

Fear of Landing

As I approached the clear wall, I could see the tarmac dotted with scattered planes. I dragged my luggage to the right side of the terrace, but I couldn’t find the BH Air flight that she had said was taxiing for departure. I ran the length of the terrace, dragging my wheelie bag behind me. There was no sign of a runway.

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Plane hijackings: from evil acts of violence to a 52-year-old unsolved mystery

Aerotime

On June 15, 1985, during the second stop off in Beirut, a 23-year-old US Navy diver called Robert Stethem was dragged to the plane’s open door and executed with a gunshot to the head. His body was thrown down onto the tarmac below.

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