Category:1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
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English: The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on Saturday, June 30, 1956 at 10:30 AM Pacific Standard Time when a United Airlines passenger airliner struck a Trans World Airlines (TWA) airliner over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, resulting in the crash of both planes and 128 fatalities.
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Media in category "1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision"
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Categories:
- Mid-air collisions
- 1956 in Arizona
- History of Coconino County, Arizona
- Accidents and incidents involving Trans World Airlines
- United Airlines aviation incidents
- Grand Canyon
- Douglas DC-7 of United Airlines
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1956
- Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States
- N6902C (aircraft)
- 1956-06-30
- N6324C (aircraft)
- Aviation in Arizona
- 1956 events in the United States
- 1956 in aviation in the United States
- Disasters and accidents in Arizona