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*Pan Am Flt. 943 Boeing Stratocruiser "Sovereign of the Skies", October 16, 1956, in the Pacific between Honolulu and San Francisco, 30 passengers and crew, 30 survivors, 100% survival rate

*Pan Am Flt. 943 Boeing Stratocruiser "Sovereign of the Skies", October 16, 1956, in the Pacific between Honolulu and San Francisco, 30 passengers and crew, 30 survivors, 100% survival rate

* Sept. 28, 1962, Flying Tiger's Super H Constellation passenger

* Sept. 28, 1962, Flying Tiger's Super H Constellation passenger aircraft with a crew of 8 and 68  U.S. military (paratrooper) passengers ditched in the North Atlantic about 500 miles west of Shannon, Ireland after loosing three engines on a flight to Frankfurt, Germany.  45 of the passengers and 3 crew were rescued, with 23 passengers and 5 crew members being lost in the storm-swept seas.  All passengers successfully evacuated the airplane. Those who were lost succumbed in the rough seas.

aircraft with a crew of 8 and 68  U.S. military (paratrooper)

passengers ditched in the North Atlantic about 500 miles west of

Shannon, Ireland after loosing three engines on a flight to

Frankfurt, Germany.  45 of the passengers and 3 crew were rescued,

with 23 passengers and 5 crew members being lost in the storm-swept

seas.  All passengers successfully evacuated the airplane.   Those

who were lost succumbed in the rough seas.

*Though not a passenger plane, still relevant - Columbian AF C 130 Hercules, October 1982, en route between the Azores and Bermuda stayed afloat for 2 days!  

*Though not a passenger plane, still relevant - Columbian AF C 130 Hercules, October 1982, en route between the Azores and Bermuda stayed afloat for 2 days!