Tag: McDonnell Douglas DC-9
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On This Day In 1976, 176 People Died When Two Airliners Collided Over Zagreb-A Controller’s Last-Second Warning Came Too Late to Prevent Disaster
On September 10, 1976, one of Europe’s busiest air corridors became the scene of a catastrophic mid-air collision when British Airways Flight 476 and Inex-Adria Flight 550 collided over Yugoslavia, near Zagreb. All 176 people aboard the two aircraft were killed, making it the world’s deadliest mid-air collision at the time. British Airways Flight 476,…
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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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