Douglas DC-6 crash, Nov 1, 1955 (44 killed), Longmont Col...
Douglas DC-6 accident on November 1, 1955 near Longmont Colorado, United States with 44 fatalities. Cause: Dynamite bomb placed in checked baggage,...
- Date: November 1, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Longmont Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 44
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Dynamite bomb placed in checked baggage, detonated in flight
United Air Lines Flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B, exploded in mid air about 8 miles east of Longmont, Colorado, shortly after taking off from Denver Stapleton on 1 November 1955. All 39 passengers and 5 crew on board were killed. Investigators traced the explosion to a dynamite bomb hidden in checked luggage.