Air disaster

1955 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash

4 Apr 1955 · 40.80° N, 73.10° W

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When
4 Apr 1955
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.80° N, 73.10° W
Description
airplane crash in New York
Deaths
3
Injured
0

1955 MacArthur Airport United Air Lines crash

Airplane crash in New York

On April 4, 1955, a Douglas DC-6 named Mainliner Idaho operated by United Air Lines crashed shortly after taking off from Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, New York, United States.

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