Air disaster

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304

9 Jul 1956 · 42.10° N, 83.27° W

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When
9 Jul 1956
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
42.10° N, 83.27° W
Description
1956 aviation incident
Deaths
1

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304

1956 aviation incident

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304 was operated by a Vickers Viscount 700 aircraft owned by Trans-Canada Air Lines. On July 9, 1956, the No. 4 propeller of the aircraft tore loose from its engine over Flat Rock, Michigan in the United States, during a flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec; one blade of the propeller sliced through the passenger section of the cabin, killing one passe…

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