25th anniversary: All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly...

In 1999, All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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