đ From the Vault: News coverage from crash of Northwest Flight 255 in 1987
From the Vault: Compilation of coverage from crash of Flight 255 from Detroit Metro Airport in 1987
August of 2022 marks 35 years since Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport.
The crash happened on Aug. 16, 1987, killing 156 people. It remains one of the worst plane crashes in U.S. history.
Weâve dug through the WDIV archives to find some of our new coverage from that night, that week and the next year.
Flight 255 news coverage from 1987: Flight 255 special from 1988 Copyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
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Ken Haddad has been with Local 4/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He helps lead news coverage and content across broadcast and digital platforms. He's from the Metro Detroit area, and loves covering important news (and sports) in his hometown.
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