Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Incident - April 28, 1988
1988 · Kahului, United States
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 suffered an explosive decompression in mid-air, but managed to land safely in Kahului, Hawaii, with one fatality.
The event described does not match historical facts for several reasons:
Brussels Airlines: Brussels Airlines was founded much later, in 2006, so there could not have been a Brussels Airlines Flight 5390 in 1939.
Flight 5390 Incident: The incident you might be thinking of is British Airways Flight 5390, which experienced explosive decompression on June 10, 1990, not in 1939. This flight was operated by British Airways, not Brussels Airlines, and the notable event occurred en route from Birmingham to Málaga.
Pilot Dennis Fitch: Captain Dennis Finch was not associated with this incident. He is known for assisting in the emergency landing of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989, not piloting a Brussels Airlines flight.
Timeline: The year 1939 predates commercial jet aviation; commercial air travel was in its infancy and depressurization incidents as such would not be associated with flights from that era.
For an accurate account of historical events on August 27, 1939, please provide another query or specify a different event.