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Braniff International Airways Flight 542, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, registration N9705C, was a scheduled domestic flight from Houston, ... On September 29, 1959, ...
On October 19, 1959, N7071, a Boeing 707, was on a demonstration and acceptance flight before being delivered to Braniff International Airways. The flight was also used to instruct the Braniff pilots. During aerodynamic maneuvers control was lost, causing the forces to rip three engines off.
Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, was an American airline that operated from 1928 until 1982 and continues today as a retailer, hotelier, travel service and branding and licensing company, administering the former airline's employee pass program and other airline ...
Braniff Flight 352. It’s been 54 years since Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashed after flying into a severe thunderstorm, killing all 80 passengers and five crew members who were en ...
1959. August 15: American Airlines Flight 514, a 707-123 (N7514A, ... Washington, while on a acceptance flight for Braniff International Airways. Four people were ...
Five of these were produced, but only four were ultimately delivered, with one being lost during a test flight. All were for Braniff International Airways and carried the model number 707-227; the first entered service in December 1959. This version was made obsolete by the arrival of the turbofan-powered 707-120B.
Exclusive: This cockpit recording of Braniff Flight 352, which crashed on approach to Dallas, hasn’t been heard by the public in more than 50 years. LISTEN: Braniff Flight 352 captain’s last ...
1959 Washington Boeing 707 crash; A. ... Braniff International Airways Flight 542; C. Capital Airlines Flight 75; D. The Day the Music Died; N. National Airlines ...