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In Memoriam

Alfred C. Haynes, 1931–2019

The United captain was praised as a hero for the ‘miracle’ landing of a crippled DC-10.

by Linda Werfelman | September 5, 2019

Alfred C. Haynes, who credited luck for what others described as the miraculous landing of a crippled McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at a municipal airport in Iowa, has died at age 87.

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