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Thirty years ago today, Air Florida Flight 90 hit the 14th Street Bridge while taking off from Reagan National Airport. It crashed into the Potomac River, killing all but five of the 79 passengers. Summary | Photos | Video of rescue | The survivors | The skies today

Photo by Charles Pereira (U.S. Park Police)

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   scariest days of my life. I knew that both of my parents were to cross that bridge at around the same time this...

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    My aunt was originally supposed to have been on that flight.

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    Really interesting pieces on how this accident brought...airline industry together -...

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    Lenny Skutnik jumped in to...water to save a woman’s life. Lenny Skutnik is a real person....

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