Not a major incident, but due to a cracked windshield, 300+ passengers on a Delta 747-400 got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Midway Island. Aviation Herald: Incident: Delta B744 over Pacific on Jun 16th 2011, cracked windshield KITV: Delta 747 Jet Lands at Midway Refuge Blog on Life @ Midway: http://peteatmidway.blogspot.com
I saw a few photos from the aircraft, and then some from the island. Looks like a pretty nice place for a stop! I did think it was pretty funny to hear that the island maintenance workers had to build stairs to add onto the existing air stairs, as they were too short to reach the 744...
