What the records say
- When
- 6 Jan 1960
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Killed
- 34
- Coordinates
- 34.08° N, 78.18° W
- Wounded
- 0
National Airlines Flight 2511
1960 airplane crash in North Carolina
National Airlines Flight 2511 was a United States domestic passenger flight from New York City to Miami, Florida. On January 6, 1960, the Douglas DC-6 serving the flight exploded in midair. The National Airlines aircraft was carrying 5 crew members and 29 passengers, all of whom perished. The Civil Aeronautics Board investigation concluded that the plane was brought down by a bomb made of dynamite.
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