'I Felt Like I Wanted to Die'
Credit: Gregor Schuster
On Nov. 21, 1989, a British Airways crew operating a Boeing 747 Classic under the command of Capt. Glen Stewart, a senior pilot with over 30 years' experience, was approaching London Heathrow following a long flight from Bahrain when the autopilot indicated the aircraft had deviated from the...
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