Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55
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title:
Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55
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Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Alaska that crashed into Pedro Bay on December 2, 1968, killing all 39 on board. The Fairchild F-27B aircraft was operated by Wien Consolidated Airlines and was en route to Dillingham from Anchorage, with three intermediate stops. The NTSB investigation revealed that the aircraft suffered a structural failure after encountering "severe-to-extreme" air turbulence. The accident was the second-worst accident involving
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1968 aviation accident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien_Consolidated_Airlines_Flight_55
date created:
2009-09-03T18:03:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T03:52:33Z
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