This from Steve Redick:
Made from a Jim Regan tape. 12-8-72
United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737-222 crashed during an aborted landing and go around while approaching Midway Airport on December 8, 1972. The plane crashed into a residential neighborhood, destroying five houses.
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.
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