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May 26, 2022
FBI Investigating Iowa Plane Crash That Killed 45
May 26, 1962 - An explosion of unknown origin caused a Continental Airlines jetliner to disintegrate in flight and crash in the vicinity...
Nov 8, 2021
Plane Crashes in Virginia, 77 Dead
Nov. 8, 1961 - A chartered airliner carrying Army recruits to a training camp crashed and burned 10 miles southeast of Richmond, Va.,...
Sep 1, 2021
🚨TWA Airliner Crashes Near Chicago, 78 Dead
Sept. 1, 1961 - A TWA Lockheed Constellation airliner plunged into a cornfield 20 miles west of Chicago today, killing all 78 persons...
Aug 3, 2021
FAA Authorizes Airlines to Arm Crews on All Flights
Aug. 3, 1961 - The Federal Aviation Agency authorized U.S. airlines today to arm their crews on all flights. Meanwhile, the...
Aug 3, 2021
Father-and-Son Team Try to Hijack Jet Airliner, Arrested by FBI
Aug. 3, 1961 - Leon Bearden (left), a 38-year-old former convict, and his 16-year-old son Cody (right) hijacked a jet airliner in the air...
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