May 24th, 1991... and the figure is low. The record setting plane carried 1122 passengers. The plane in question (like many others) has its seats stripped out and they anticipated being able to fill it with 760 passengers, but because they were of a small stature, more fit.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon
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I verified the image, it's legit.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon
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I verified the image, it's legit.