The mystery of the vanishing airplanes

The mystery of MH370: EgyptAir flight MS804 and 7 other planes that vanished
May 19, 2016

Disappearance of Cairo-bound passenger jet sparks fresh interest in MH370 and other missing planes

The EgyptAir flight MS804 that went missing last night has sparked renewed interest in Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished on 8 March 2014 and has gripped the public imagination ever since. Unanswered questions about the MH370 such as why the communication system was disabled, and why the aircraft apparently executed a U-turn before it disappeared have deepened the mystery. But this is not the first time a plane has gone missing. Here are eight other planes that vanished from the skies leaving barely a trace:


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