PROBABLE CAUSE: The committee found that the probable cause if this accident was the unwanted application of rudder to the extent that the resultant loads exceeded ultimate on the vertical fin and right side of the tailplane. The crash location as indicated by the blue star. 11-06-2015.John 14:1-3"Do not let your hearts be troubled. We did.. FLIGHT 250 ACCIDENT REPORT NebraskaAirCrash.comJerry PenryLincoln, Nebraska No evidence of hail damage, lightning strike or static discharge was noted on any of the sections. (NTSB 1968), Aircraft Crashes Record Office (Geneva, Switzerland). why is my cookies pen blinking purple is there mobile coverage across the nullarbor plane crash august 1966 sisters. The University of North Dakota graduate joined the Journal Star in 1998. Lottie Gummers - Omaha, NE - 46 "Airline Lists PassengersMt. The same type of aircraft involved in the crash. -124 Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. At 23:08 the crew contacted a company flight which had just departed Omaha. Flight 250 was operated by Braniff between New Orleans and Minneapolis with stops in between at Shreveport, FortSmith, Tulsa, Kansas City, and Omaha. This story from the Associated Press appeared in many newspapers across the nation on August 8, 1966. All the witnesses were sure that the aircraft did not penetrate the main line of thunderstorms which was northwest of the area in which the accident occurred. (NTSB 1968, pp. Virginia Tejada - Guatemala City, Guatemala 50th Anniversary Photos They'll never find a crash at night in this weather. Braniff Airways, Inc., BAC 1-11m N1553 Near Falls City, Nebraska August 6, 1966 (NTSB/AAR 68-AL). Eugene P. McConnell - Council Bluffs, IA - 18 to the scene of a China Eastern Airlines passenger jet crash . Aircraft Accident Report. Associated Press photo. Page 1 of the accident report. The aircraft took off from Luton at 21:10 hours GMT on 31 August 1966, with a crew of 7 and 110 passengers. Donald Ferraro - Bellevue, NE - 34 The horse was spooked -- snorting, pacing, turning in circles -- but still there. Pvt. Cover of the accident report. At 11:02 p.m. on Aug. 6, 1966, somewhere above the Nebraska-Kansas border, the co-pilot said: Its getting a little rough.. I couldn't believe people still gave a damn after 40 years.. Flight Officer James A. Hilliker, one of the two pilots, was a veteran of WWII. Wind shear was also likely a main contributor to the pilot taking evasive action. The crash location as indicated by the blue star. This simulator can simulate a degree of turbulence which approaches moderate. (NTSB 1968, 12). Frank A. Wilson - Fremont, NE - 40 Braniff promotional photo - 1966. Advertisement. William O. Johnson, 23, Glen Fora, Wisconsin, Pvt. 11-06-2015. Prior to leaving Kansas City, the crew of Flight 250 was supplied with a copy of the latest severe weather bulletin. Susan C. Chamblin - Fort Smith, AR - 15 FIND A GRAVEThe above link shows the known grave sites of those who died. The flight crew was properly qualified and trained for the flight. There was a difference here: He could see JoAnn in her coffin and he could get closure from that, something he never was able to find in the loss of Jean. Flight 250 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans to Minneapolis with stops at Shreveport, Fort Smith, Tulsa, Kansas City, and Omaha. Lottie Gummers - Omaha, NE - 46 Trust in God; trust also in me. This story from the Associated Press appeared in many newspapers across the nation on August 8, 1966. Charla J. He met the families of passengers. No, her father said. Cover of the accident report. -------------------------------------------------------------------. Ground witnesses stated that they saw an explosion in the sky followed by a fireball falling out of the clouds. -124 (89 US). [6] At23:08, the crew contacted a Braniff flight that had just departed Omaha's Eppley Airfield, which reported moderate to light turbulence. Pvt. List of names according to the Associated Press on 8/8/1966. Mary Kay Hamm - Houston, TX - 16 It's going to crash at Joseph Lippolds place, her mother said. Jerry Penry photo. [1][3][11] The elevation of the site is approximately 1,100 feet (340m) above sealevel. FIND A GRAVEThe above link shows the known grave sites of those who died. The soldiers and investigators and company officials soon left the Schawang farm. A Braniff Airways, Inc., BAC 1-11, N1553, operating as Flight 250, broke up in flight and crashed approximately 7.6 miles north-northeast of Falls City, Nebraska, at 2312 c.s.t., August 6, 1966. A2C Robert D. Welter - Des Moines, IA - 19 Donald L. Eschbach - Omaha, NE - 44 At 11:11, the pilot or co-pilot could be heard saying: Ease power back.. Grace B. Roettger - Decatur, TX - 56 EMAIL(Click Above), NebraskaAirCrash.comJerry PenryLincoln, Nebraska Charles E. Howard, Jr. - Omaha, NE - 21 Evidence from the wreckage showed that the powered flight control system could not have been operating normally. 42 NTSB. The flight was without reported incident from New Orleans to Kansas City. Please contact me if you can correct an error. Grace B. Roettger - Decatur, TX - 56 Sgt. The lone survivor . A Braniff BAC 1-11, the type of aircraft that crashed north of Falls City on Aug. 6, 1966, as it traveled from Kansas City to Omaha. James A. Hilliker (pilot) - Bloomington, MN - 39 Chicago Tribune. And I told my wife that this is kind of eerie, but this is where my sister's body was taken. Vernell Schawang made coffee. The crash location as indicated by the blue star. Strangers before the night the sky exploded. Nebraska. Pvt. Braniff Airways Flight 250, 06 Aug 1966.). When the flight was about 12 miles north of Kansas City, air traffic control was transferred to the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). The Terrifying, Deadly Plane Crash In Oklahoma That Will Never Be Forgotten. Bob Kuhr was off-duty but at the airport, waiting to pick up his wife and 5-year-old son, who had flown to Kansas City for the day. Additionally, there was no evidence of an in-flight fire on any of the components recovered outside the main wreckage area. Jerry Penry photo. Her brothers back in Bridgewater traveled to Falls City with the town's undertaker to identify and retrieve her body. Flight 250 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans to Minneapolis with stops at Shreveport, Fort Smith, Tulsa, Kansas City, and Omaha. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) I got kind of emotional.. Evidence further indicated that the rudder went to full travel at approximately its maximum rate at which time the fin failure commenced. (Caption incorrectly lists 41 deaths instead of 42). The dispatchers were aware that Flight 255 had delayed its takeoff from Sioux City because of the terminal weather at Omaha. Federal investigators interviewed 300 people in and around Falls City about what they saw and heard that night, and about the weather. Pvt. Due to wreckage being found up to one mile away, it was evident that the aircraft began coming apart in flight. The plane was carrying 174 passengers, 10 infants, two pilots, and the five-cabin crew on board. The fire had been intense. Accessed at: Associated Press photo. The crash near Falls City was the first major event for an aircraft of this type. 1) by Macarthur Job, illustrated by Matthew Tesch, and also in Deadly Turbulence: The Air Safety Lessons of Braniff Flight 250 and Other Airliners, 1959-1966, by Steve Pollock. They gathered at the site, attended church and visited with locals who wanted to share where they were and what they saw when Flight 250 fell out of their sky. The 38 passengers and 4 crewmembers aboard the aircraft died in the accident and the aircraft was destroyed. Ages follow the city. 24 August: A passenger plane crashes shortly after take-off from Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people. William Murphy - Sauk Village, IL - 19 Andrew D. Broadfoot - Omaha, NE - 54 Trust in God; trust also in me. This crash remains the deadliest ever, claiming the lives of 583 people when two 747s collided on a foggy runway on the island of Tenerife . PASSENGERS At least 50 people were killed . Mrs. Morgan Mills - Gonzales, TX - 51 So Tony Schawang bought his in-laws' nearby farm and moved his family but kept the crash site. Jerry Penry photo. Judy picked up the phone and dialed. Dozens of people would watch that change with Flight 250. Flight 250 terminated this conversation at approximately 2308:30. There was a problem saving your notification. 42 NationMaster.com. And it was an even bigger deal when the 21-year-old became a stewardess, a position that would take her from North Dakota. Just prior to takeoff, the flight was restricted to 5,000 feet until further advised due to conflicting traffic. Sharon E. Hendricks (stewardess) - Sawyer, ND - 21 He drove straight to the fire, jumped out of their car and climbed over the fence. 1991-04-05 John Tower, American politician (US Senator (R)-Texas), dies in a plane crash at 65. Danny Ray Cox - Omaha, NE - 18 Garrett G. Redington - Mason City, IA - 32 It was an odor you don't ever forget, and the sight of those poor people, you never forget that, either.. It was something that had to be done.. However, the crew of Flight 250 was not informed of the actions of these other crews to avoid the weather. Cheryl Lyn Jordan - Minneapolis, MN - 21 They kept the casket closed at her funeral. I heard the jet engines, right on time, Morris Jones, who lived in the river town of Rulo, told a reporter 50 years ago. Something crashed and theres a fire, she said. to Omaha, had diverted to Kansas City after the pilot elected not to penetrate the squall line. Most of what remained of Flight 250 had landed largely in one area, as one compact mass, although investigators found part of a wing a half-mile from the fuselage, the tail even farther away. And they watched what looked like part of a plane falling with the flames. 1991-04-04 John Heinz, American businessman and Republican politician (Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-1991), dies in a plane crash at 52. Lyman M. Graeber - Spring Park, MN - 61 [4] It departed Kansas City at 22:55 on an IFR clearance to Omaha at FL200 (20,000 feet (6,100m)). Flight Officer James A. Hilliker, one of the two pilots, was a veteran of WWII. Russell E. Hudson - Jackson, MS - 19 Five days later, the brother woke to a pastor in their home, talking to his parents. Jeanae C. Duerksen - Bridgewater, SD - 22 CREW 17 Aug 1966: Near Da Nang, South Vietnam Military - U.S. Marine Corps Chance Vought F-8E 150321: 0/1(33) 21 Aug 1966: Near Juneau, Alaska Alaska Coastal Airlines Grumman G-21 Goose N88820: 9/9(0) 01 Sep 1966: Near Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia Britannia Airways Bristol Britannia 102 G-ANBB: 98/117(0) Ginger E. Brisbane (stewardess) - Minneapolis, MN - 21 250 on August 6, 1966, is the worst commercial aircraft accident in the State of Nebraska. The location of the crash 3.5 miles east and 8 miles north of Falls City, Nebraska - Google Earth image. Ages follow the city. Falls City, Nebraska Donald Ferraro - Bellevue, NE - 34 Pvt. Susan R. Hamm - Houston, TX - 17 And it was just a few minutes until I did.. Yugoslavia. Nancy A. Chamblin - Fort Smith, AR - 18 But what unfolded in those next few moments -- and how it changed so many lives, including her family's -- was seared that night. You have permission to edit this article. I am going there to prepare a place for you. Prior to leaving Kansas City, the crew of Flight 250 was supplied with a copy of the latest severe weather bulletin. - Nebraska Department of Roads map. Charla J. Ages follow the city. Pvt. In executing what was believed to be an evasive turn to the left to avoid possible entry into a turbulent area or thunderstorm, the structure was stressed beyond its ultimate strength. [6] The aircraft then pitched nose down and within one or two seconds the right wing failed as well. PASSENGERS Pvt. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." Mrs. Morgan Mills - Gonzales, TX - 51 Pvt. Larry J. Bosted - Omaha, NE - 19 A Bristol 175 Britannia 102 passenger plane, registered G-ANBB, was destroyed in an accident 3 km SE of Ljubljana-Brnik Airport (LJU), Slovenia. I think I even took a swing at him.. . Sign placed in 2006 for the 40th Anniversary. It never occurred to him to go to Falls City to see the crash site. Fire in the sky: 50 years ago, a jetliner carrying 42 people fell out of a stormy sky near Falls City. This was caused by the pilot applying a normal pedal force to the rudder during the absence of "feel force" from the feel simulators. What remained of Flight 250 was still smoldering the day after it crashed north of Falls City. Chapter 4 - Flight 401 Passenger List. In my father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." Pvt. Tuesday 13 August 1985 guardian.co.uk Two United States Government investigators were last night travelling to Japan in an effort to find the cause of the worst air crash involving a single aircraft. The next occurrence observed was a fireball in the sky descending toward the ground. In Bloomington, Minnesota, a pair of uniformed Braniff pilots showed up in the middle of night to tell Pat Hilliker her husband, James, the 39-year-old co-pilot of Flight 250, was gone. At its fortieth anniversary in 2006, a memorial was placed at the crash site. Investigators found no indication of hail damage, lightning strike, or static discharge. Pvt. List of Notable Accidents and Incidents on Commercial Aircraft. Accessed 12-15-2008 at: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-notable-accidents-and-incidents-on-commercial-aircraft, National Transportation Safety Board. 11-06-2015. Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events, (10 or more lives lost with notable exceptions), 1966 Aug 6, Plane breaks-up, extreme turbulence, Braniff Flight 250, ~Falls City, NE42, 2022 Dec 19-26, snowstorms/cold, deaths in 20 States and Canada, esp. Two sets of teenage sisters were aboard - Susan and Nancy Chamblin, ages 15 and 18, and Mary Kay and Susan Hamm, ages 16 and 17. A2C Robert D. Welter - Des Moines, IA - 19 The forecast indicated the storm to be broken. Charla J. After she'd called to report the crash, Judy Schawang grabbed a flashlight and ran to their barn to check on Cheetah, her spirited Appaloosa. A few years earlier, a prison escapee from Kansas had ended up on their farm, and Tony Schawang and his brothers had traded gunfire with the man before rounding him up and giving him to the sheriff. A remembrance gathering was held at Falls City, Nebraska, 50 years to the day when Braniff Flight #250 crashed and claimed the lives of 42. ----------------------------------------- Jerry Penry photo. About four minutes later the aircraft entered an area of an active squall line. Two other air carrier flights had negotiated the same storm a short time earlier without undue discomfort. Pvt. Leslie David Foster - Omaha, NE - 41 All military transport accidents with 10 or more . The list below is more accurate than the newspaper list, but probably still has a few errors which are trying to be worked out. ------------------------------------------------------------------- KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, March 27, 1977. United Press International photo. Garrett G. Redington, 32, Mason City, Iowa, Virginia Tejada, Guatemala City, Guatemala. I remember thinking, Wow, I wish my dad were alive to know my son.. 42 AirDisaster.Com. 42 NationMaster.com. 4-5), The accident occurred at night with a nearly full moon visible before the cloud shelf obscured the moon and stars.. He would think about that when he buried another sister, taken by ALS. Evidence from the wreckage showed that the powered flight control system could not have been operating normally. Donald L. Eschbach - Omaha, NE - 44 If you knew her father, she said, you wouldn't be surprised by what Tony Schawang did next. First Sgt. Information on the flight data recorder indicated a rush of air sound in the aircraft approximately 28 seconds before impact. Sign placed in 2006 for the 40th Anniversary. Thats the biggest part of the story for me is how she raised five kids, got us all through high school, her son said. Two other air carrier flights had negotiated the same storm a short time earlier without undue discomfort. 11-06-2015. He met residents connected to the crash. Mumbai: On January 24, 1966, Air India flight AI 101 Mumbai-Paris crashed on Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps on the border of France and Italy. Adolf Mayer - Omaha, NE - 64 John 14:1-3"Do not let your hearts be troubled. They said, 'Sir, you're not going anywhere,' and my dad says, 'Well, by God I am.' The memorial marking the crash site contains a piece of the aircraft, planted in the dirt between the signposts. Garrett G. Redington - Mason City, IA - 32 Frank A. Wilson - Fremont, NE - 40 We need help. List of names according to the Associated Press on 8/8/1966. According to the NTSB report, he had two type ratings in the BAC-1-11 and the Convair family. If the flight control system had been functioning normally, then the rudder could not have been at full travel at fin failure or for that matter, at any time the speed the aircraft was flying. It wasn't anything you're too proud about doing, Jones said. William O. Johnson - Glen Fora, WI - 23 LINCOLN JOURNAL STARARTICLE 7/31/2016 Accident Synopsis 08061966. Mary Kay Hamm - Houston, TX - 16 Leslie David Foster - Omaha, NE - 41 Eugene P. McConnell - Council Bluffs, IA - 18 Her memories are strong. Judy Schawang remembers the tangle of temporary phone cords snaking around their farmhouse, and she remembers her father's insistence the next day. Lottie Gummers - Omaha, NE - 46 PASSENGERS The aviation accident database includes: All civil and commercial aviation accidents of scheduled and non-scheduled passenger airliners worldwide, which resulted in a fatality (including all U.S. Part 121 and Part 135 fatal accidents) All cargo, positioning, ferry and test flight fatal accidents. After overflying Klagenfurt . Sign placed in 2006 for the 40th Anniversary. Nebraska. Jerry Penry photo. Some of the victims of Braniff Flight 250. It was manufactured by British Aircraft Corporation in December 1965.[6][9]. Two older brothers had stayed home in Bridgewater, South Dakota, to run Duerksen Produce, so they assumed there was some trouble with the business. This was the last transmission received from the flight. (NTSB 1968, pp. The committee found that the aircraft had been properly maintained by Braniff and the flight was properly dispatched. The aircraft then pitched nose down and within one or two seconds the right wing failed as well. First Officer Hilliker was less experienced, with 9,269 flying hours, 685 in the BAC-1-11. The same type of aircraft involved in the crash. The flight was meant to be a non-stop journey from Chicago to Los Angeles, but it never left the . Susan R. Hamm - Houston, TX - 17 Flight 250 was a regularly scheduled passenger operation from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, with intermediate stops at Shreveport, Louisiana, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska. 1991-03-16 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash. Donald K. Wright - Omaha, NE plane crash august 1966 sisters. Russell E. Hudson - Jackson, MS - 19 His visit started something in Richardson County. Of course, Bob was not knowing what to expect and he saw the burnt wreckage and I remember the first words out of his mouth was, Well, they didnt have a fighting chance.. The plane was carrying 133 passengers from Kunming to Guangzhou, reported Chinese state television. (Click Here) 42 NTSB. Additionally, there was no evidence of an in-flight fire on any of the components recovered outside the main wreckage area. Sharon E. Hendricks (stewardess) - Sawyer, ND - 21 The en route part of the flight was uneventful. 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The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. at 2312 c.s.t., August 6, 1966. Weather Bureau had forecast the severe squall line, but Braniffs own forecast was somewhat inaccurate with respect to the number and intensity of thunderstorms and the intensity of the associated turbulence in the system.. The passenger list records were created by the U.S. Customs Service (Record Group 36), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] (Record Group 85). (This list, and others that appeared after the crash, have many errors). 250 on August 6, 1966, is the worst commercial aircraft accident in the State of Nebraska. [3][4][5] In-flight structural failure due to extreme turbulence in an avoidable weather hazard was cited as the cause. Still, Flight 250 left Kansas City at 10:55 p.m., bound for Omaha with four crew members and 38 passengers. There had been private plane crashes and military plane . In Kansas City, its pilot, Capt. Kenneth Eskelinen - Omaha, NE - 25 9/2/2013. There were 47 passengers and three crew members onboard Flight . Jerry Penry, a Lincoln-area historian who has researched Flight 250, believes hes assembled the most accurate list. Tom Redington brought his mother, Lassara, who had raised five children after her husband died. In his opinion the crews in the area would be better able to evaluate the weather than he. (NTSB 1968, 14), The main body of the aircraft impacted in rolling farmland approximately 7.6 miles north-northeast of Falls City, Nebraska. Witnesses closest to the impact testified that in the light of the fireball they could see the aircraft, tail low, right wing low, slowly rotating about its vertical axis with the left wing tip following the tail as it fell. They reported they were at 6,000 feet and ARTCC cleared the flight to maintain that altitude until 5,000 was available. The National Guard was called to help move the bodies of the Flight 250 crash victims to a temporary morgue at Prichard Auditorium in Falls City. . NYT. Pvt. Frank A. Wilson - Fremont, NE - 40 In Omaha, Braniff employees knew something was wrong when they tried filing flight plans for Braniff 250s final leg up to Minneapolis. As a poor family, we thought that was pretty neat. A missing plane, a cabin full of suspects. At this time the right tailplane and the fin failed. The flight was without incident to Kansas City. Aug 11, 1926: William P. MacCracken, Jr., took office as the first Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jerry Penry photo. . N83CT Aircraft Incident Harrisburg International Airport. The crew was aware of the severe weather, however, and the first officer suggested that they divert around the activity. Larry J. Bosted - Omaha, NE - 19 Andrew D. Broadfoot - Omaha, NE - 54 -75 US execs. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! Mrs. Morgan Mills - Gonzales, TX - 51 Below is footage from the 50th anniversary of the crash, held in Falls City in 2016. August 6, 1966 Then the engines suddenly shut off and there was an explosion. 11-06-2015. Sgt. Russell E. Hudson - Jackson, MS - 19 Pvt. Ronald L. Deines - Bayard, NE - 19 The next occurrence observed was a fireball in the sky descending toward the ground. You're going to get hurt.'. Within weeks, Judy Hanna approved the placement of a marker on her land and her relatives who live there helped build a monument. Eugene P. McConnell - Council Bluffs, IA - 18 Bohdan Kowtaliw - Chicago, IL - 18 Ava Dyer - Washington D.C. - 46 Bill Schock was celebrating his 48th birthday the night Flight 250 tumbled out of the sky north of Falls City and became the biggest story in his 70-year journalism career. LINCOLN JOURNAL STARARTICLE 7/31/2016 She's collecting donations for the 19 children of TWA employees who died in the Flight 800 explosion. Sharon E. Hendricks (stewardess) - Sawyer, ND - 21 The 30-year-old didnt know what it was, but he knew it was bad. lornajarrettblanchard This is hilly country, west of the Missouri River in Richardson County, and their farm was beyond another rise. October 29, 1968. The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) was established in Geneva in 1990 for the purpose to deal with all information related to aviation accidentology. Lyman M. Graeber - Spring Park, MN - 61 October 29, 1968. They learned a plane had gone down, and then they learned it was Flight 250. Pvt. Among the victims was Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the founder and chairman of the Atomic Energy . It was one of the coolest things that ever happened in my life.. The Richardson County Historical Society is hosting a Remembrance Gathering for Flight 250 on the 50th anniversary of Nebraskas worst commerc, When a commercial airliner crashes these days, it is standard practice to focus on retrieving the flight data and cockpit voice recorders to a. 250 on August 6, 1966, is the worst commercial aircraft accident in the State of Nebraska. Jerry Penry photo. SEWARD -- The Nebraska National Guard Museum already had more than 11,000 pieces honoring the role of citizen soldiers since 1854. The plane, a Yeti Airlines flight, was making a 27-minute trek from . Braniff Airways BAC 1-11. Pieces of the plane's tail and wing broke off mid-flight, and landed up to three-quarters of a mile from the fuselage. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.". Witnesses in the area of the crash indicated that they saw the aircraft approach from the southeast with everything appearing to be normal. Dad came back and told us there had been a plane accident.. In a statement issued, the Director-General of . The flaming aircraft fell to the ground at approximately 2312 c.s.t. Pvt. Ava Dyer - Washington D.C. - 46 BAC 1-11, N1553 It took a little while to get over it, Kuhlmann said. [6][7], The aircraft was a BAC 1-11-203AE, registration N1553[8]. Mitchel L. Kuhr - Omaha, NE - 5 A2C Robert D. Welter - Des Moines, IA - 19 1966: Passenger jet crashes into Mount Fuji. The flight remained at 6000 feet until permission was received at 23:06 to descend to 5000 feet. The plane tumbled down in flames until entering a flat spin before impacting the ground, approximately midway between Kansas City and Omaha. The aircraft involved was a British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) 1-11 (One-Eleven) twin rear engine with tail number N 1553. Pvt. 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