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TWA Flight 529 Memorial in Willowbrook, Illinois

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TWA Flight 529 Memorial in Willowbrook, Illinois
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On September 1st, 1961, at 2:00 am, TWA Flight 529 took off from Chicago’s Midway Airport for the last leg of its cross-country journey. Originating in Boston, Flight 529 had already stopped in New York, Pittsburgh, and Chicago, with its next scheduled stop being Las Vegas before continuing to Los Angeles.
Shortly after takeoff, the plane (a Lockheed Constellation L-049 prop liner) pitched up and stalled out. Unable to be brought back under control, the plane crashed at 2:05 am in a cornfield in

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