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The Last Flight of Dan Air Flight 10008
Aircraft accidents are often the result of a series of intertwined factors, where the initial trigger can seem deceptively simple. One particularly tragic incident to examine is Dan Air flight 10008, which on April 25, 1980, embarked on what would become its fateful journey from Manchester, England to Tenefife North Airport, known then as Los Rodeos, in the Canary Islands.