In 1996, Paris-bound TWA Flight 800 was carrying 230 people when it exploded minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board. The plane’s wreckage fell into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island.
However, the lowest-selling model of the jet was a short-fuselage variant known as the 747SP, with the plane's 'SP' suffix standing for 'Special Performance.' All in all, Boeing built just 45 of these ...