Tragedy Remembered - Aviation Accident Site, Grand Canyon, AZ
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The Snowdog
N 36° 02.653 W 111° 49.560
12S E 425595 N 3989168
This orientation table allows visitors to identify the locations where two passenger airplanes crashed after colliding over the Grand Canyon.
Waymark Code: WM137QW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2020
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The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on Saturday, June 30, 1956 when a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 struck a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over the Grand Canyon. This orientation table is at a viewing station that overlooks the Canyon where the crash occurred. A historical marker commemorating this event is nearby.
Artist / Creator:
National Park Service
Location / Access:
Desert View Watchtower East Entrance Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Date of creation: Not listed
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- Table and landscape
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