Air disaster

Braniff Flight 542

29 Sep 1959 · 31.45° N, 96.05° W

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When
29 Sep 1959
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
31.45° N, 96.05° W
Description
1959 aviation accident
Deaths
34

Placed at the coordinates of its Italian Wikipedia article.

Braniff Airways Flight 542

1959 aviation accident

Braniff Airways Flight 542 was a scheduled flight between Houston International Airport and Idlewild Airport in New York City. On September 29, 1959, while en route to a scheduled stop at Dallas Love Field, the Lockheed L-188 Electra operating the flight broke apart in mid-air without warning, about four miles southeast of Buffalo, Texas.

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