Fire Above the Cockpit / Swissair Flight 111
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Swiss air flight one one one, a mcdowell douglas m d 11, with 229 people on board, is at cruising altitude. About one hour into the flight, the captain and first officer think they smell smoke. The crew decides to land at a nearby airport and asks a t c to direct them to boston. But a t c suggests halifax, since it's much closer. However, they are too high and need to shed altitude, dump fuel and run their check lists. Suddenly, things get worse, and the plane slams into the ocean 21 minutes after the smell of smoke was first detected. What caused the fire? Was there anything the crew could have done to
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