This from Eric Haak:
To piggyback on last week’s post, here are some very rare images from the more well known 1972 plane crash near Midway Airport. I don’t believe there needs to be too much background information given on this incident. CFD records have the still time as 2:29 in the afternoon of December 8, 1972 with the address being 3715-23 W. 70th Place. The response was held at a 3-11 alarm. These images show the recovery phase and were taken from a position that media outlets were obviously not allowed access. There were two fatalities on the ground along with 43 on-board the aircraft. Suprisingly, there were 18 survivors on the plane. There is video of this incident on Youtube but the clarity is pretty poor.
United Airlines Flight 553 crashed into a row of bungalows on West 70th Place, in Chicago, while approaching Midway Airport on Dec. 8, 1972, killing 43 of the 61 persons aboard, and two in a home. Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
#1 by Andy on August 30, 2017 - 7:55 PM
This brings back memories. In was a 5th grader at the Hurley School a few blocks away. It was Friday afternoon and we were having art. The lights went out. I looked out the window and saw the huge cloud of smoke and fire rising. I have such vivid memories of this day.