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United Air Lines Flight 608 crashes in the Bryce Canyon National Park in Garfield County, Utah, while attempting an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport, killing 52 people.
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United Air Lines Flight 608
1947 aviation accident
United Air Lines Flight 608 was a Douglas DC-6 airliner, registration NC37510, on a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed at 12:29 pm on October 24, 1947, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport, Utah, United States. All five…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bryce Canyon National Park
National park in Utah, United States
Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Garfield County, Utah
County in Utah, United States
Garfield County is a county in south central Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 5,083, making it the fifth-least populous county in Utah; with about one inhabitant per square mile, it is also the least densely populated county in Utah.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Emergency landing
Aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
An emergency landing is a premature landing made by an aircraft in response to an emergency involving an imminent or ongoing threat to the safety and operation of the aircraft, or involving a sudden need for a passenger or crew on board to terminate the flight. It typically…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bryce Canyon Airport
Airport in Garfield County, Utah
Bryce Canyon Airport is a public-use airport located four miles (6 km) north of Bryce Canyon, in Garfield County, Utah, United States. It is owned by Garfield County.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 24
Day of the year
October 24 is the 297th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 68 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)