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The remains of Eastern Airlines Flight 66 litter Rockaway Boulevard (above) on June 24, 1975, after the 727 encountered a thunderstorm downdraft and crashed short of the runway. (Photo by Jim Hughes/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
The remains of Eastern Airlines Flight 66 litter Rockaway Boulevard (above) on June 24, 1975, after the 727 encountered a thunderstorm downdraft and crashed short of the runway. (Photo by Jim Hughes/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)