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Survivor of 1989 United Airlines Flight 811 tells of her ordeal

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Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Mar 2017, 7:54am
The view from Bev Thomas's seat on the flight (Supplied).

Survivor of 1989 United Airlines Flight 811 tells of her ordeal

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Mar 2017, 7:54am

Beverly Thomas was on the United Airlines Flight 811 flight from Honolulu in 1989 when the cargo door was ripped off.

The resulting explosion blew out several rows of seats, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers.

Bev was sitting six rows behind the door. She told Marcus her story.

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