Tag: Electra Wing Failure
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On This Day In 1959: Braniff Flight 542 Suddenly Left Wing Broke Apart Without Warning Disintegrating Aircraft Midair Killing All 34 Aboard-Investigators Uncovered a Hidden Wing-Flutter Failure.
On September 29, 1959, Braniff Airways Flight 542 departed Houston, Texas, bound for New York with scheduled stops at Dallas and Washington, D.C. The Lockheed L-188A Electra, registered N9705C, was one of the airline’s newest aircraft and had been in commercial service for only nine days. The flight left Houston at 10:44 p.m. after a…
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