Braniff Airways Flight 542
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Braniff Airways Flight 542 was a scheduled flight between Houston International Airport and Idlewild Airport in New York City. On September 29, 1959, while en route to a scheduled stop at Dallas Love
Investigators probe the wreckage of Braniff Airways Flight 542
An L-188 Electra similar to that involved in the accident. This later crashed as LANSA Flight 502.
Twisted wreckage from the crash of Braniff Airways Flight 542
More wreckage at the scene of the crash
Braniff Airways, Incorporated, which operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until the cessation of air operations, was a trunk carrier
Braniff Airways Flight 542
…An L-188 Electra similar to that involved in the accident. This later crashed as LANSA Flight 502. Aircraft type Lockheed L-188A Electra Operator Braniff Airways Registration N9705C Flight origin Houston International Airport, Houston, Texas 1st stopover Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas Last stopover Washington…
Boeing 727 227, Braniff International Airways JP5938773
Braniff pilots outside a "B-Liner" Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Houston Municipal Airport, 1940: In the background is a Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior.
Boeing 707-327C of Braniff International at Honolulu Airport in 1971
Braniff International Douglas DC-8-62 landing at Miami International Airport in 1971