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



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How times have changed - people allowed to wander around an accident site like that, a plane full of fuel with one collapsed landing gear!

Great photo - thanks for posting!

The most comprehensive collection of Midway photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twa1049g/

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/

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/



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Midway is now busier than its 'hey day' with Southwest flights in and out of its hub.

I remember when to use to go the the gate to pick up or drop off your friends at the airport.

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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.

There are more passengers flying in 737's, instead of small prop planes as in the 30's to 50's.