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Swissair flight 111: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
    Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Government of Canada - Veterans Affairs Canada - Operation Persistence. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC - Timeline: Swissair 111 crash investigation. Nov 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Swissair Flight 111 Disaster Response Impacts: Lessons Learned From the Voices of Disaster Volunteers. Aug 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Government of Canada - Veterans Affairs Canada - Operation Persistence. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Canadian Medical Association Journal - 229 people, 15 000 body parts: pathologists help solve Swissair 111’s grisly puzzles. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS - NOVA - Crash of Flight 111. Jul 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Aviation Safety Network - McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Jan 13, 2019
Add new Web site: Transportation Safety Board of Canada - Swissair 111 Investigation Report - Executive Summary. Jan 09, 2019
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Swissair Flight 111. Jan 09, 2019
New article added. Sep 13, 2017
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