TIL British Airways Flight 9 flew through a cloud of volcanic ash causing all four engines to stop. Captain Eric Moody told the passengers that, “We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.”
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Reply to TIL the SR-71 is the only aircraft with the “SR” designation, and it’s due to a mistake by President Johnson. by VisibleAcanthaceae45
urban legend. [This Week In History: Beale AFB](https://www.beale.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/667175/this-week-in-beale-history-sr-71-revealed) , [SR-71 or RS-71](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-or-rs-71-how-the-legendary-blackbird-got-her-designation/)