A tornado outbreak caused Georgia’s deadliest plane crash

Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed near Atlanta, Georgia, during a tornado outbreak on April 4, 1977

Georgia’s worst-ever plane crash occurred in the middle of a tornado outbreak on April 4, 1977.

A line of severe thunderstorms heavily damaged the commercial jet as it approached Atlanta, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing on a nearby highway…

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