Tag Archives: air crashes

October 1947: New DC-6 Catches Fire in Midair, Crashes 30 Seconds Short of Landing Field

Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. America’s first postwar airliner, the DC-6, was given a royal debut in a ceremony March 28, 1947, at Douglas’ Santa Monica plant attended by 15,000 people, … Continue reading

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Dec. 24, 1957

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Dec. 9, 1957

 

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Nov. 1, 1957

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