January 5 - Obama holds a major security meeting in the wake of the attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

The bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was condemned by Muslim groups.

Northwest Airlines Flight 710 crashed, killing on 63 persons on board.

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, another MD-82 that crashed in 1987, also on August 16.

The identification came nearly 24 hours after the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed near Detroit Metropolitan airport.

The incident took place as Northwest Airlines Flight 36 to Amsterdam prepared to take off at 6:20 p.m with 215 passengers and 11 crew members.

Northwest Airlines Flight 307 crashed into a home in Minneapolis, killing all 13 people on board and two children who had been watching television.

The breakthrough into unlocking the cause of the accident came after the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 710 on March 17, 1960.

The fatal crash in 1948 of Northwest Airlines Flight 421 revealed a serious structural problem in the wings.

Northwest Airlines Flight 5 from Miami to Minneapolis, which lost an engine on 4 January 1990.

January 5 - Obama holds a major security meeting in the wake of the attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

The bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was condemned by Muslim groups.

Northwest Airlines Flight 710 crashed, killing on 63 persons on board.

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, another MD-82 that crashed in 1987, also on August 16.

The identification came nearly 24 hours after the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed near Detroit Metropolitan airport.

The incident took place as Northwest Airlines Flight 36 to Amsterdam prepared to take off at 6:20 p.m with 215 passengers and 11 crew members.

Northwest Airlines Flight 307 crashed into a home in Minneapolis, killing all 13 people on board and two children who had been watching television.

The breakthrough into unlocking the cause of the accident came after the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 710 on March 17, 1960.

The fatal crash in 1948 of Northwest Airlines Flight 421 revealed a serious structural problem in the wings.

Northwest Airlines Flight 5 from Miami to Minneapolis, which lost an engine on 4 January 1990.