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A turning point : How airliner bombing in Colorado 70 years ago set the tone for ...

DENVER (KDVR) — When a United Airlines flight was bombed with dynamite, exploding in the sky over Colorado 70 years ago and killing 44 people, the unprecedented act set the tone for future FBI investigations into aviation disasters. It was not just a crime against the 44 innocent souls. It was a turning point, really for aviation history, said Mark Michalek, special agent in charge of the FBI Denver Field Office. And it s a tragedy that led to meaningful reforms and transformed the airline industry, he told FOX31. 70 years later, witnesses remember bombing of Flight 629 over Colorado farm field It was the first act of sabotage involving a domestic airliner. There wasn t a playbook for...


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