When the men of the 101st Airborne unit boarded Flight 1285 on the evening of December 11th, they though that they’d be home just in time for Christmas. But it was not to be.
On that fateful day, many men lost their lives, but what really brought down Flight 1285 has never been conclusively determined…
1. The Mission
On December 11th, 1985, the 101st Airborne unit of the U.S. Army were finally leaving Cairo, Egypt. They had been on a six-month tour of duty in Sinai and were going home. The US Army had chartered an Arrow Air DC-8 airplane to take the weary soldiers back to Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Routine Flight Turns Into A Nightmare For Army Platoon is an article from: LifeDaily