Two flights, a DC-7 and a Lockheed Super Constellation, depart out of LAX and are on their way to Chicago and Kansas City. Find out how weather, ATC, and timing caused these two airplanes to collide over the Grand Canyon.

Thanks to David Robinson for recommending this episode and to our friend Aaron for guesting on this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision

https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/how-a-terrible-plane-crash-over-the-grand-canyon-changed-history/81463/

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=2&LLID=50&LLTypeID=2

Research Sources:

https://www.webcitation.org/6SbtbFVvz?url=http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/UAL718/CAB_accident_report.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Grand_Canyon_mid-air_collision

“Grand Canyon .” Air Disasters, season 4, episode 6, Smithsonian Channel, 8 June 2014.