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A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people.

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Martin 2-0-2

Twin-piston-engine US piston airliner, 1946

The Martin 2-0-2 was a low-wing, all-metal, twin piston-engined American airliner designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Introduced in 1947, the 40 passenger unpressurized aircraft was powered by Pratt & Whitney R-2800 CA-18 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial…
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Douglas DC-3

Airliner and military transport aircraft family

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a…
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1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision

Fatal plane crash over northern Kentucky

The 1955 Cincinnati mid-air collision occurred on January 12, 1955, when Trans World Airlines Flight 694 Martin 2-0-2 on takeoff from Boone County Airport collided in mid-air with a privately owned Douglas DC-3 that had entered the airport's control space without proper…
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Boone County, Kentucky

County in Kentucky, United States

Boone County is a county located on the Ohio River in the northernmost part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 135,968, making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Burlington. The county was formed in 1798…
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January 12

Day of the year

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 353 days remain until the end of the year.
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