Boeing 247 crash, Oct 10, 1933 (7 killed), Chesterton Ind...
Boeing 247 accident on October 10, 1933 near Chesterton Indiana, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: A nitroglycerin based explosive device was...
- Date: October 10, 1933
- Aircraft: Boeing 247
- Location: Chesterton Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A nitroglycerin based explosive device was placed aboard the aircraft, in what is probably the first sabotage of a commercial airliner.
United Air Lines Boeing 247 (NC13304) exploded in flight near Chesterton, Indiana, on 10 October 1933 on a flight from Cleveland to Chicago. All seven people aboard were killed.