70 years after the first sabotage of a US airliner, the 44 killed are finally being honored

The windows shook as dynamite aboard an airplane exploded over Conrad Hopp's family farm in northern Colorado 70 years ago.

‘A turning point’: How airliner bombing in Colorado 70 years ago set the tone for FBI investigations

When a United Airlines flight was bombed with dynamite, the unprecedented act set the tone for future FBI investigations into ...
Colorado Public Radio

70 years after the first attack on a U.S. commercial airliner, there’s a memorial

In the middle of the night on November 1, 1955, an adolescent Susan Morgan was roused from a deep sleep and told her parents ...
Longmont Times-Call

First memorial to Flight 629 bombing, one of Colorado’s deadliest mass murders, unveiled in Denver

Now 70 years after the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629, families of the 44 victims gathered at the former Stapleton control tower on Saturday for the unveiling of Colorado’s first memorial ...
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Top 10: Amazing Propellor-airliners

The age of piston-engine air travel still exists today, but its golden era was the 1920s to 1950s. A vast, exciting world ...

American Airlines Commemorates 70 Years Of Service At Chicago O'Hare

The carrier has invested billions of dollars into its third-largest hub, reaffirming its commitment to the Windy City.