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17 Days and 17 Miles Apart

- The Crashes of TWA Flight 529 and Northwest Flight 706
Af: Donald J Porter Engelsk Paperback

17 Days and 17 Miles Apart

- The Crashes of TWA Flight 529 and Northwest Flight 706
Af: Donald J Porter Engelsk Paperback
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   A missing two-cent cotter pin, smaller than a paperclip, can bring down a four-engine airliner and kill hundreds of people. In 1961, only 17 days and 17 miles apart, Trans World Airlines Flight 529 and Northwest Airlines Flight 706 suffered fatal disasters in Illinois. The Lockheed Constellation operated by TWA crashed because of a missing cotter pin, and the Northwest Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed because someone forgot to install a few inches of safety wire. Government officials charged with investigating these crashes reveal why the airlines and their employees took no responsibility for such fatal ineptness. This book tells the story of the ill-fated airliners, how the airlines avoided responsibility, and how the passengers are remembered by next-of-kin after more than 50 years. Readers may discover similarities between the 1961 disasters and the 2019 crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX jetliners that killed 346 people.

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   A missing two-cent cotter pin, smaller than a paperclip, can bring down a four-engine airliner and kill hundreds of people. In 1961, only 17 days and 17 miles apart, Trans World Airlines Flight 529 and Northwest Airlines Flight 706 suffered fatal disasters in Illinois. The Lockheed Constellation operated by TWA crashed because of a missing cotter pin, and the Northwest Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed because someone forgot to install a few inches of safety wire. Government officials charged with investigating these crashes reveal why the airlines and their employees took no responsibility for such fatal ineptness. This book tells the story of the ill-fated airliners, how the airlines avoided responsibility, and how the passengers are remembered by next-of-kin after more than 50 years. Readers may discover similarities between the 1961 disasters and the 2019 crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX jetliners that killed 346 people.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 194
ISBN-13: 9781476696065
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1476696063
Kategori: Transportindustri
Udg. Dato: 19 feb 2025
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Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 19 feb 2025
Forfatter(e): Donald J Porter
Forfatter(e) Donald J Porter


Kategori Transportindustri


ISBN-13 9781476696065


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 194


Udgave


Længde 0mm


Bredde 0mm


Højde 0mm


Udg. Dato 19 feb 2025


Oplagsdato 19 feb 2025


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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