On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park, Ari
The location of the two crash sites in the Grand Canyon
N6902C, the Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation involved in the collision
A United Air Lines Douglas DC-7 Mainliner, similar to the one involved in the collision
1956 Grand Canyon mid air collision NRHP plaque
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American long-range airliner and a member of the Lockheed Constellation family. It was one of the most successful and widely used variants of the Constell
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
…On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona…
A L-1049C of Trans-Canada Air Lines at London Heathrow Airport in 1954
The Wright R-3350 Turbo-compound engine used on later models of the L-1049
An Air France L-1049C at London Heathrow Airport, 1955
A Trans World Airlines L-1049G at Los Angeles International Airport, 1964