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Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
Jayg
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Date: March 01, 2014 04:22AM
Came across this photo of a TWA Lockheed Constellation overshooting the runway
and ending up on Cicero Avenue. (63rd st. streetcars in foreground.)
http://aviation-safety.net/photos/displayphoto.php?id=19491218-1&vnr=1&kind=C
Here is a large collection of Aircraft photos at Midway Airport in it's heyday.
http://flickeflu.com/photos/78093377@N06
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2014 05:18AM by Jayg.
and ending up on Cicero Avenue. (63rd st. streetcars in foreground.)
http://aviation-safety.net/photos/displayphoto.php?id=19491218-1&vnr=1&kind=C
Here is a large collection of Aircraft photos at Midway Airport in it's heyday.
http://flickeflu.com/photos/78093377@N06
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2014 05:18AM by Jayg.
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: March 01, 2014 01:27PM
How times have changed - people allowed to wander around an accident site like that, a plane full of fuel with one collapsed landing gear!
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
QlassiQue
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Date: March 01, 2014 03:07PM
Great photo - thanks for posting!
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
bowler
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Date: March 04, 2014 05:41PM
The most comprehensive collection of Midway photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twa1049g/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twa1049g/
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
Jayg
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Date: March 06, 2014 01:38AM
Excellent. The set from your post also includes another photo of the accident in my first post, from another angle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twa1049g/12748227123/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twa1049g/12748227123/
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
bowler
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Date: March 06, 2014 03:41PM
By the way, the Flickr set that I posted is maintained by a group called the Midway Historians. Among their members are Christopher Lynch who wrote the primart Midway History book, "Chicago's Midway Airport:The First 75 Years"
http://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-Midway-Airport-Illinois-Christopher/dp/1893121186
as well as other Midway related books and Dave Kent who wrote "Midway Airport:Images of America:"
http://www.amazon.com/Midway-Airport-Images-America-David/dp/073859850X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394131144&sr=1-1&keywords=david+kent+midway
Their website is a wealth of information:
http://www.midwayhistorians.com/
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/06/2014 03:42PM by bowler.
http://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-Midway-Airport-Illinois-Christopher/dp/1893121186
as well as other Midway related books and Dave Kent who wrote "Midway Airport:Images of America:"
http://www.amazon.com/Midway-Airport-Images-America-David/dp/073859850X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394131144&sr=1-1&keywords=david+kent+midway
Their website is a wealth of information:
http://www.midwayhistorians.com/
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/06/2014 03:42PM by bowler.
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
tomcat630
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Date: March 13, 2014 12:42AM
Midway is now busier than its 'hey day' with Southwest flights in and out of its hub.
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: April 04, 2014 07:45PM
I remember when to use to go the the gate to pick up or drop off your friends at the airport.
Re: Sunday 18 December 1949 Midway Accident
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: April 06, 2014 02:19AM
tomcat630 Wrote:
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> Midway is now busier than its 'hey day' with
> Southwest flights in and out of its hub.
In both 1958 and '59 Midway averaged 340,000 take-offs and landings and for 2012 and '13 there were 250,000. Granted there may be more passengers today given the size of the average commercial aircraft but I think the old record stands against today's flight operations numbers. Richard J. Daley rightfully called it "The World's Busiest Airport" BITD.
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> Midway is now busier than its 'hey day' with
> Southwest flights in and out of its hub.
In both 1958 and '59 Midway averaged 340,000 take-offs and landings and for 2012 and '13 there were 250,000. Granted there may be more passengers today given the size of the average commercial aircraft but I think the old record stands against today's flight operations numbers. Richard J. Daley rightfully called it "The World's Busiest Airport" BITD.
