On the evening of August 1, 1990, flight BA149 to Kuala Lumpur took off from London's Heathrow airport. On board, 367 passengers, including 61 French. At the same time, across the Mediterranean, Saddam Hussein's troops cross the border and enter Kuwaiti territory. The Gulf War is on. Three hours later, as planned, the British Airways plane landed in Kuwait City for a technical stopover. The minutes pass, but the machine does not take off again. "
Through the window, you could see the rocket fire
,
"
tells
Figaro
Philippe Levôtre. The memories are still clear in the memory of the Franche-Comtois, who left to join his girlfriend in Malaysia. He was 26 years old. "
There were explosions all around on the tarmac.
With the other passengers, we quickly understood that something was wrong
”.
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Also a passenger of the famous flight, Jean-Michel Leturcq was shocked when he discovered the news, Tuesday, November 24:
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