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.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-1-477x600.jpg)
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.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-2-476x600.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-3-600x476.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-4-600x477.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-5-600x477.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-6-600x477.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-7-600x477.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-8-477x600.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-9-600x477.jpg)
Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown.
![crash of United Airlines Flight 553 12/8/72](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/72Crash-10-477x600.jpg)
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.