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Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on
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- rmason 2mo agoThey have a saying in aviation that their rules are shaped by blood. The entire safety system in aviation was created as a result of this crash. The pilot successfully landed the plane in the ocean. But staff could not persuade most of the shocked passengers to undo their seatbelts and leave the plane. Rescuers arrived quickly and everyone onboard should have survived but did not.