Arrow Air DC-8 Crash in Gander Newfoundland @luvofcountry

luvofcountry Thought provoking 20/20 episode which chronicles the investigation of the Arrow Air crash on December 16, 1985 which killed all 256 persons on board, 248 of which were US soldiers.

Icing of the plane was listed as the the official cause of the crash, but some members of the Canadian investigative team issued their own minority report, accusing officials of withholding critical evidence and covering up evidence of an on-board explosion - with possible ties to Iran-Contra.

Les Filotas, an aeronautical engineer who served on the investigative board, called the icing theory "bizarre", "convoluted", and "outlandish". He had since authored a book titled "Improbable Cause".

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Arrow Air DC-8 Crash in Gander Newfoundland

luvofcountry 2014-04-05 | Thought provoking 20/20 episode which chronicles the investigation of the Arrow Air crash on December 16, 1985 which killed all 256 persons on board, 248 of which were US soldiers.

Icing of the plane was listed as the the official cause of the crash, but some members of the Canadian investigative team issued their own minority report, accusing officials of withholding critical evidence and covering up evidence of an on-board explosion - with possible ties to Iran-Contra.

Les Filotas, an aeronautical engineer who served on the investigative board, called the icing theory "bizarre", "convoluted", and "outlandish". He had since authored a book titled "Improbable Cause".

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