Witness History
Witness History
How I Survived a Fire on a Plane
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September 13, 2018
9 minutes
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Ricardo Trajano was the only passenger to survive a fire on a plane in 1973. His flight from Brazil was forced to make an emergency landing outside Paris, and 123 people died. But, as he's been telling Thomas Pappon, he stayed alive by ignoring all the official safety advice.
Photo: Ricardo Trajano as a young man. Copyright: Ricardo Trajano.