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The Miracle Story Of How A US Plane Landed Safely After Losing Its Roof Mid-Flight On April 28th, 1988, the roof of an Aloha Airlines plane ripped off in mid-air at 24,000 feet. However, the pilot still managed to land the plane. There was only a single casualty, a stewardess whose body was never found. The ceiling of the Boeing 737 was torn off, and a large section of its fuselage then followed, exposing passengers in the 96-foot cabin to the open sky. The miracle story of how Aloha Airlines Flight 243 landed safely despite losing a part of its roof is one of the most incredible, yet shocking moments in aviation history. On April 28, 1988, a huge section of the roof of an Aloha Airlines jet between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii, carrying 89 passengers and six crew tore loose and peeled off mid-flight. What resulted after that was pure horror and a moment that transformed the aviation industry forever.  According to the Washington Post, the twin-engine, 110-seat Boeing 737-200 jet wa...