“Landing the 727. To paraphrase Forrest Gump ... on being “aged out” of his 34-year TWA career: “…Good fortune smiled at me during my last flight on Father’s Day in 1998 when my ...

Despite the many advances in screening, the threats continued. On April 2, 1986, TWA Flight 840 in a Boeing 727 suffered an explosion in the passenger compartment and four passengers were blown out of ...

He served as an instructor and FAA check airman on the Boeing 727 and McDonald MD-80. In 1990 Captain Wood was presented with the TWA Award of Excellence, an honor presented to only one captain ...

(Chicago Tribune historical photo) A loose bolt caused one-third of the tail section of a TWA Constellation plane ... A United Airline 727 jet crashed in Lake Michigan — seven miles east of ...

December 1974 A TWA boeing 727 descends through the murky clouds on a snowy December morning. In a few short minutes, the flight crew will deliver their 85 passengers to Washington. As turbulence ...

(Coxton) Pope John Paul II is traveling in the Vatican's plane called "Shepherd I," a TWA 727. The Pope was greeted by Governor Carroll Campbell, Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler, U.S. Senators Strom ...

The program was organized by the Bluemont Citizens Association with the goal of bringing those impacted by the crash together for the first time and to create a permanent memorial to the 85 passengers ...

“The aircraft flying as TWA 514, a Boeing 727, didn't have technology to alert the crew that they were flying too close to terrain until it was too late,” Homendy said. “Flight 514 is the reason that ...

(7News) — On Sunday, December 1, 1974 - 50 years ago - TWA Flight 514 slammed into Mount ... while identifying remains under trees sheared by a 727, has never left his side.

TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727 from Columbus, Ohio, bound for Washington, had been diverted from what was then National Airport to Dulles. On its approach, the plane crashed into Mount Weather.

The Boeing 727 was heading from New York City to Buffalo to pick up the Baltimore Colts football team. It already had been diverted earlier in the day, after a TWA jet crashed in bad weather ...