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Object name:
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

Address:
United States

Added by:
Judith Neel

Object description

The Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on June 30, 1956, when a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 struck a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over the Grand Canyon National Park. All 128 on board both flights perished, making it the first commercial airline crash to result in more than 100 deaths.

1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

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