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On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 suffered a catastrophic cargo door failure at 22,000 feet over the Pacific, tearing a massive hole in the fuselage and ejecting nine passengers into the night. Captain David Cronin safely returned the crippled 747 to Honolulu on two engines, landing at nearly 200 knots. The crew received the Secretary's Award for Heroism.
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