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American Airlines Flight 444
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Search complete. 2 mentions across 2 episodes found for "American Airlines Flight 444".
Oct 19, 2026
Killer of the Week: The Unabomber Pt. 2
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5:05Vanessa RichardsonHOST
That way, it would travel by air.
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5:07Vanessa RichardsonHOST
And on November 15, 1979, American Airlines Flight 444 departed Chicago for Washington, D.C., carrying the device.
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5:18Vanessa RichardsonHOST
During the flight, smoke suddenly poured into the cabin from the cargo hold.
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5:23Vanessa RichardsonHOST
Panic spread among the passengers as it filled the plane.
62: Ted Kaczynski: Inside the Hunt for the Unabomber
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35:54James Buddy DayHOST
Harris is injured in the blast, but survives.
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35:57James Buddy DayHOST
Nearly six months later, in November, Kaczynski returns to Chicago and sends a package that ends up in the cargo hold of American Airlines Flight 444, a Boeing 727 carrying 78 souls from Chicago to Washington.
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36:14James Buddy DayHOST
On November 15th, the device ignites in-flight, filling the aircraft with smoke.
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36:19James Buddy DayHOST
The pilots divert to Dulles and get the plane safely onto the ground, where a dozen people are treated for smoke inhalation.