Tag: September 17 1961 Chicago Crash
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On This Day In 1961: Northwest Orient Flight 706 Lost Control After Takeoff, Struck Power Lines and Crashed, Killing All 37 Aboard in Seconds
On September 17, 1961, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 departed Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for Tampa, with further stops planned at Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The Lockheed L-188C Electra, registered N137US, carried 32 passengers and five crew members. Within minutes, a routine takeoff turned into a catastrophic loss of control that left no survivors. The…
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