1957 Pacoima mid-air collision: Difference between revisions

On January 31, 1957, a [[Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7B]] operated by [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] was involved in a [[mid-air collision]] with a [[United States Air Force]] [[Northrop F-89 Scorpion]] and crashed into the schoolyard of [[Pacoima Middle School|Pacoima Junior High School]] located in [[Pacoima, Los Angeles|Pacoima]], a suburban area in the [[San Fernando Valley]] of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>Hill, Gladwyn. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1957/02/01/archives/7-die-as-planes-collide-and-one-falls-in-schoolyard-planes-collide.html 7 Die as Planes Collide and One Falls in Schoolyard; PLANES COLLIDE, SCHOOL YARD HIT Roar Alerts Students 'Everything on Fire' Witness Describes Crash]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. Friday February 1, 1957. Page 1. Retrieved on February 3, 2010. "Wreckage of airliner falls into school yard at Pacoima, Calif." (subscription req'd)</ref><ref>"[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570131-0 31-JAN-1957 Douglas DC-7B N8210H]." ''[[Aviation Safety Network]]''. Retrieved on February 3, 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/458430202.html?dids=458430202:458430202&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+01%2C+1957&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=7+KILLER%2C+74+HURT+IN+SCHOOL+AIR+CRASH&pqatl=google 7 KILLED, 74 HURT IN SCHOOL AIR CRASH] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025082626/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/458430202.html?dids=458430202:458430202&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+01,+1957&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=7+KILLER,+74+HURT+IN+SCHOOL+AIR+CRASH&pqatl=google |date=October 25, 2012 }}."{{sic}}''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. February 1, 1957. Start page 1. 5 pages. Retrieved on February 3, 2010. {{deadlink|date=June 2021}}</ref>