July 9, 1997 Brazil: A TAM Airlines Fokker 100, carrying 55 passengers and five crew members, was climbing through 2400m after taking off from Sao José dos Campos when a bomb exploded in the passenger cabin at row 18, underneath seat 18D. The passenger seated in seat 18E was ejected out of the aircraft through a 2mx2m hole in the fuselage. Despite extensive damage to the aircraft, the pilots were able to land the plane safely at an airfield in São Paulo.

Posted by Robin on Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 8:46 am.