6 Oct 1955
Airliner Hits Peak, Explodes; Rescuers on Way to Wreck; May Be Worst Civil Air Crash.
An Oakland-bound United Air Lines DC-4 smashed into a snow-covered, 12,000-foot peak in southern Wyoming today and apparently killed all 64 persons aboard in what probably is the worst civil air disaster in United States history.
The four-engined plane apparently hit near the top of Medicine Bow Peak, 35 to 40 miles west of Laramie, Wyo., and exploded i...
Wyoming Events
| 1890 Jul 10 |
Wyoming is the 44th State Admitted to the Union
Carved from sections of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho territories, Wyoming Territory came into existence by act of Congress on July 25, 1868. The territorial government was formally inaugurated...
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| 1935 Oct 7 |
United Airlines Trip 4 Crashes, Killing 12
United Airlines Trip 4, a Boeing 247D, was a scheduled flight departing from Salt Lake City, Utah to Cheyenne, Wyoming on October 7, 1935. The aircraft last contacted Cheyenne at 2:16 or ...
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| 1955 Oct 6 |
United Airlines Flight 409 Crashes
Airliner Hits Peak, Explodes; Rescuers on Way to Wreck; May Be Worst Civil Air Crash.
An Oakland-bound United Air Lines DC-4 smashed into a snow-covered, 12,000-foot peak in southern W...
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