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United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43.
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United Air Lines Flight 521
1947 aviation accident over the United States
United Air Lines Flight 521 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Douglas DC-4 from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States, to Cleveland, Ohio, United States. On May 29, 1947, while attempting to take off on runway 18, the aircraft failed to get airborne,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
LaGuardia Airport
Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.
LaGuardia Airport, colloquially known as LaGuardia or simply LGA, is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. Covering 680 acres as of July 1, 2025, the facility was established in 1929,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 29
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