Tag: Hughes Airwest Flight 706
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Today In 1971: The Mid-Air Disaster That Changed U.S. Airspace Rules – Fighter Jet Was Closing In Faster Than A “.45-Caliber” Bullet
On June 6, 1971, one of the deadliest mid-air collisions in American aviation history unfolded over the rugged San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. Hughes Airwest Flight 706, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying 44 passengers and five crew members, had departed Los Angeles International Airport on a scheduled multi-stop journey to Seattle. At nearly the…
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