Every plane crash is a tragic loss, but the aviation industry as a whole makes sure to improve after each one.
A midair collision at the Grand Canyon killed over 100. The disaster partially led to the start of the FAA and changed air traffic control laws.
“It was Eastern Airlines, 537, Nov. 1 of 1949.” In that crash, an Eastern Air Lines-operated Douglas DC-4 aircraft collided with a military fighting plane over the Potomac River, killing 55 people.
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A tragic crash near the Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington ... On June 30, 1956, a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 crashed into a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over ...